Constitution

Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has won the Sunday's by-election in Lithuania's Zanavykai constituency, held to fill a vacant parliament seat, according to preliminary data from the country's Central Electoral Commission.

Rolandas Paksas, the former leader of Lithuania's Order and Justice party and now a MEP, say he plans to stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Lithuania next year, irrespective of any circumstances.

The Seimas plans to debate on Thursday draft constitutional amendments that would pave the way for Lithuania's impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to stand as a candidate in elections.

The costs of a dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania might range from 1.8 to 2.45 million euros, based on the calculations by the Central Electoral Commission.

Irena Haase, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, and Mindaugas Bastys, a former social democrat who stood for election as an independent candidate, have gotten into the run-off of a by-election in Lithuania's Zanavykai constituency, held to fill ...

The chairwoman of the Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs says that the Seimas would probably breach the principle of equal treatment if it removed the election threshold for ethnic minority parties.

Lithuania's ruling parties propose to lower the referendum threshold for the entire Chapter 1 of the Constitution.

The Lithuanian parliament upheld on Tuesday President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto of a legislative package paving the way for an overhaul of the network of hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The Lithuanian parliament upheld on Tuesday President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto of amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called on lawmakers to stop looking back and not to waste their time on squabbling as she congratulated the Seimas on the start of its new fall session.

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, says that a draft law granting amnesty to some prisoners will be improved to bring it into line with the Constitution.

The Seimas is likely to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto on amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament said on Tuesday.

Saulius Skvernelis, seen as a potential presidential contender, does not reveal if he plans to run in next year's election for the top post, saying that he now focuses on his current duties as Lithuania's prime minister.

A proposal to hold a dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania on two days with a gap of two weeks might run counter to the country's Constitution and Lithuania might be held up to ridicule for holding such a vote, en expert in constitutional law says.

Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday registered six candidates who want to fill a vacant parliament seat.