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| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
On 12 December, Lithuania’s unicameral parliament (Seimas) swore in a new government led by Gintautas Paluckas, vice-chair of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP). The coalition also includes the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania” (DSVL),…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
On 27 October, in the second round of the Lithuanian parliamentary election, the opposition Social Democratic party (LSDP), led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, emerged victorious. The election was held in 63 single-member districts, with two…
Analyses |
| Jacek Tarociński
On 17 October, the defence ministers of Estonia and the United Kingdom signed a bilateral defence roadmap, outlining steps to further enhance the British military presence in Estonia. From July 2025, the UK will maintain a light brigade on…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
In the parliamentary election held on 13 October, six parties surpassed the 5% electoral threshold. The Social Democratic party (LSDP) emerged as the winning party, securing 19.36% of the vote, which translated into 18 seats. The…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Kamil Kłysiński
On 30 September, officials from the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice submitted a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on behalf of the Republic of Lithuania to initiate an investigation into the situation in Belarus…
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 1 August, Ankara witnessed the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. The exchange also involved Belarus, Germany, Poland, Norway, and Slovenia.
Analyses |
| Bartosz Chmielewski
On 23 July, the Estonian parliament granted a vote of confidence to the cabinet led by Kristen Michal of the Reform Party. The new government was formed after former Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was nominated as the EU High Representative…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
Gitanas Nausėda won the second round of Lithuania’s presidential election with 74.43% of the vote. This is the highest support a candidate for the office has won since the country restored its independence in 1990. 49.15% of eligible…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
On 2 May, Lithuania held the first round of the presidential election, in which none of the eight candidates obtained more than 50% of the vote. The run-off on 26 May will be between the incumbent Gitanas Nausėda, who won 44.10% of the…
Analyses |
| Bartosz Chmielewski
On 29 January, Jüri Ratas, Estonia’s former long-time prime minister (2016–2021) and the leader of the Estonian Centre Party (Eesti Keskerakond, CP) until September 2023, announced his decision to join the right-wing Fatherland party (…