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The Lithuanian parliament on Friday amended a law to provide more time for organizing a referendum.

Up to 190 members of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) have joined the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP), a new party founded by a group of breakaway members of the former party, the LSDP leader said on Friday.

The Seimas opposition blocked on Thursday the ruling bloc's unexpected proposal to give the greenlight for the government to borrow money not only for increasing the defense budget, but also for providing funding to the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP).

The Lithuanian Seimas is set to launch a new parliamentary investigation into political corruption during the tenure of previous governments.

The Lithuanian parliament plans on Thursday to make a final decision on an overhaul of the model of public funding of political parties.

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 Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for setting up a new commission to investigate unlawful influence on political processes during the tenure of two previous governments.

The Opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats continues to top Lithuania's popularity rankings and the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) holds onto its number two spot, according to the latest opinion poll released on Monday.

Lithuania's parliamentary parties signed on Monday an agreement on the country's defense policy for the next decade.

The Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs approved on Wednesday a draft law paving the way for the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDLP) to get a state subsidy.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday political parties are acting "not nice and irresponsibly" by trying to play defense needs off against social needs.

All of Lithuania's parliamentary political parties, except for the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), are likely to sign an agreement on the country's defense policy for the next decade in September, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday.