Lithuania: Presidents most popular public figures: poll

Lithuania’s most popular public figure is former president Valdas Adamkus, according to Baltijos Tyrimai’s poll for ELTA in late July 2026, DELFI reports. Approval for Adamkus stood at 80% and disapproval at just 11%. Former president Dalia Grybauskaite was second with 59% approval and 32% disapproval, followed by incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda with 52% approval…

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Lithuania: Former president Valdas Adamkus hospitalised

Lithuania’s former president, Valdas Adamkus, has been hospitalised, his assistant, Bozena Bagonaitiene, confirmed, BNS reports. The former president, who is 98 years old, was admitted to Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos on 3 January 2024. The hospital said that Adamkus was hospitalised due to a worsening of his cardiac condition. Adamkus served two terms as…

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Lithuania: PM Simonyte, Pres. Nauseda most influential politicians

Lithuanian experts regard Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, President Gitanas Nauseda, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis as the country’s most influential politicians in 2023, according to Reitingai magazine’s poll for DELFI, BNS reports. Reitingai interviewed 999 public figures in May-June 2023 for the survey. A separate Spinter Tyrimai poll showed that the public regards Nauseda as…

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