The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, has rejected an initiative to start impeachment proceedings against MP Irina Rozova over her undisclosed ties with Russian diplomats. The proposal from the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence (NSGK) was rejected by the majority of 62 votes, against 41 votes in favour of the impeachment
Lithuania parliament drafts bill absolving nation, leaders from Holocaust crimes Efraim Zuroff, Eastern Europe director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, slammed the proposed legislation as the “final stage of a long attempt to whitewash massive complicity by Lithuanians” in the Holocaust. Lithuanian Parliament unanimously passed on Thursday a version of the Magnitsky Act—legislation that allows sanctions to be imposed against individuals suspected of involvement in human rights violations. Sergei Magnitsky (Photo: VOA) Lithuania is the fifth country to adopt this sort of bill Politics in Lithuania: Introduction. Lithuania is a democratic country since 1990. Its directly elected president may be its best known and most popular politician, but the real power is vested in Seimas (parliament) and the government. Lithuania - European Parliament elections. The right to vote. To be eligible to vote in European Parliamentary elections in Lithuania you must:. be an EU citizen; be permanently residing there (be registered with the Residents' Register of the Republic of Lithuania) Projection: The projection of the European Parliament is an estimate of its composition resulting from the elections, established by Kantar as an aggregation of available election results, estimates or polling data published in the Member States after voting has finished. Without prejudice to the composition of the newly elected Parliament, the (1569) Lithuania entered a formal commonwealth with Poland (1657) Plague struck Vilnius, half the residents died (1795) 3rd division of the Lithuanian Polish state Lithuania was annexed to Russia (1860-1885) Lithuanian uprisings against Russian rule occurred
Lithuanian president expects MPs to ratify EU deal on recovery fund in fall session. VILNIUS - President Gitanas Nauseda expects that EU leaders' agreement on a post-coronavirus recovery package will receive approval from across the political spectrum in Lithuania and will be ratified by the parliament during its fall session.
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday passed a law that will allow doctors to prescribe marijuana-based medicine in the Baltic EU state. The lawmakers voted 90-0 with three abstentions in favour of the legislation that will now go to President Dalia Grybauskaite to be signed into law.
The Lithuanian Parliament, known as the Seimas, adopted on 25 June by an overwhelming majority of voters (54 to 4, with 3 abstentions) a “ Resolution condemning all forms of surrogate motherhood ”. Drafted by Christian-Democrat MPs, the text was supported by members of other parties, notably the Green and Social Democrats.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament. In the Parliament (Seimas), 71 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 70 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. Lithuania Parliament 2016 (Round 2) Lithuania Parliament 2016 (Round 1) Search Search. Digest. Indelible Ink in Elections: Mitigating Risks of COVID-19 Transmission Lithuania Parliament Considers Bill to Amend Individual Income Tax Rates May 25, 2020, 10:00 PM The Lithuanian Parliament May 20 accepted for consideration Bill No. XIIIP-4871, to amend individual income tax rates on residents’ employment income.