100 days before the presidential election, the Supreme Election Commission (CEC) publishes a sample ballot. In it, voters will find an innovation that has not been seen before. “Preparations for the May 12 Presidential elections are underway at full capacity: we are currently working on forming municipal election commissions, which will begin their work soon, … Read more
Ingrid Šimonytė. (Skirmantas Lisauskas / BNS photo) On Monday, the Central Election Commission (CEC) registered Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, who is being nominated for the presidency of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), as a participant in the political campaign. I. Šimonytė is the tenth registered participant of the political campaign, who intends to participate … Read more
The Central Election Commission (CEC) approved the 2024 May 12 The composition of municipal election commissions for the Presidential elections of the Republic, while determining that they will work on organizing the Referendum on the amendment of Article 12 of the Constitution and on June 9. elections to the European Parliament. Officially, the commission members … Read more
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) informs that less than 3 months before the presidential elections of the Republic, the candidates who registered to participate in them have already received almost 400 thousand euros in total to finance the political campaign. According to the data provided by the political campaign treasurers, the largest part of this … Read more
Šarūnas Mazeika’s photo. Politicians who have registered to run for the presidency start collecting voter signatures on Wednesday – at least 20,000 are needed to be registered as candidates. Signatures can be collected until March 28. Applicants who have submitted application documents can start collecting them on Wednesday. Currently, there are ten of the 14 … Read more
For many people from Aly, Ž. Treigi’s decision to register as a participant in the presidential election campaign was unexpected, as the head of Glass Market UAB had never participated in municipal elections before. (Photo from personal FB account.) Alytis businessman Žilvins Treigys, who was registered by the Central Election Commission (CEC) as an independent … Read more
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An unexpected turn of the script, or of the calendar, in the busy year that Donald Trump faces could give the Republican candidate for re-election in November a judicial respite, as his lawyers have tried hard to play the dilatory card in most of the proceedings against him. former president (four criminal cases and a … Read more
“We have talked intensively about how we can strengthen the European pillar of NATO, regardless of who will be on the other side of the Atlantic bridge,” said Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) on Thursday at a meeting with her British colleague David Cameron in Berlin in response to a journalist’s question about a … Read more
Tightly Controlled Parliamentary and Local Elections Underway in Belarus Authoritarian Leader Looks Set to Cement His Rule as Opposition Calls for Boycott TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – The people of Belarus headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary and local elections that are widely expected to solidify the grip of the country’s authoritarian leader, President … Read more
Belarus Holds Tightly Controlled Parliamentary and Local Elections Amid Opposition Boycott TALLINN, Estonia — Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ parliamentary and local elections, further strengthening the long-standing rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Despite the opposition’s calls for a boycott, the election is expected to solidify Lukashenko’s authoritarian grip on the country. Opposition Boycott and Criticism … Read more