Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says a dual citizenship referendum "definitely will be held" alongside the presidential election next year, fearing, however, that it might fail due to a low turnover.
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The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) asks the Seimas to override President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto on amendments lowering the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is robbing time with her veto of amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a dual citizenship referendum, Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), says.
Hopes are fading for a positive dual citizenship referendum in Lithuania after President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for such a referendum, the head of the Lithuanian World Community says.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Referendum Law, lowering the threshold for a dual citizenship referendum, as potentially running counter to the country's Constitution.
Officers from Lithuania's Special Investigation Service (STT) on Tuesday detained in Vilnius District three members of a special commission assessing foreigners' knowledge of the Lithuanian language and Constitution and six private persons in a suspected corruption case.
Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga says it is regrettable that President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not make her comments on the planned overhaul of health care facilities before vetoing the legislative package.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments that would have paved the way for overhauling the network of health care facilities.
A referendum on dual citizen will take place in Lithuania and it will need a lot of focus, Dalia Henke, head of the Lithuanian World Community, says.
The Lithuanian World Community (LWC) expect the Constitutional Court to rule in favor of the Seimas' decision to lower the yes-vote threshold for a dual citizenship referendum.
Lithuanian MP Artūras Skardžius, a member of the Social Democratic Labor Party political group in the Seimas, has avoided impeachment after the parliament on Saturday endorsed the conclusions of a special commission, stating that there's no basis for the impeachment procedure.
The Seimas of Lithuania has lowered the threshold for the adoption of constitutional amendments on a dual citizenship referendum.
The Seimas of Lithuania will hold sittings every day this week before the end of the spring session.