President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė and Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys should not be nominated to the new Government. Both of them are involved in the scandal over opaque spending of public funds on expenses when they used to be municipal councillors before joining the Cabinet after the 2020 parliamentary election.

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In the letter of 25 May 2023 addressed to the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), which acts in Belarus as nuclear safety regulator, the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) once again calls to suspend operation of Unit 1 and commissioning of Unit 2 of Belarusian NPP until all safety issues are resolved, VATESI said in a statement.

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The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) would secure the most votes in parliamentary elections, a poll published by the daily Lietuvos rytas indicates. The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) meanwhile dropped from the second to fourth spot in one month.

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Vilnius City Municipality has launched a campaign to keep residents informed of traffic restrictions and the capital city’s overall preparations to host the NATO summit on 11-12 July, the city mayor said.

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The recent incursion into Belgorod by Russians fighting on the Ukrainian side is a clear signal to the Russian public that the war has entered their ground, President Gitanas Nausėda told the French media.

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On Saturday, MEP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė was re-elected as the chairwoman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) for the second two-year term of office.

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Estonian Minister of Health Riina Sikkut says there is no better way to sort out the country's healthcare issues than to raise more funds through taxation, the ERR public broadcaster reports.

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Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys says Lithuania is facing two long-term challenges – to increase healthy life expectancy and to ensure that the healthcare system is able to cope with a rapidly ageing population.

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The Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Friday that a prosecutor has handed in his resignation letter following media reports that he attempted to solicit sex from a teen.

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Lithuania’s highest officials on Friday congratulated their Georgian counterparts and all the people of Georgia celebrating its Independence Day.

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The prime minister and Conservative leader have called together on their fellow members of their Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) to support the party presidium’s proposal to hold a snap parliamentary election.

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Journalist, TV host and public activist Andrius Tapinas has obtained financial reports on expenses at Jonava District Municipal Council and published information about potential misuse of public funds, including suspicious purchases of fuel by multiple councillors.

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On Thursday, dozens of opponents of the law on civil union gathered near the parliament building to protest against the bill. The draft law passed the consideration stage on 23 May and now just one more voting procedure remains for it to be adopted.

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The Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) intends to initiate early parliamentary elections amid the scandal over municipal expenses. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė vowed to resign if parliament rejects the idea of a snap election, but TS-LKD leader Gabrielius Landsbergis has mentioned that “a new old” prime minister could lead the new Government. However, Šimonytė refuses to speculate if she may hold the PM’s position in the new Government.

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President’s chief foreign affairs adviser, Asta Skaisgirytė, urges the Government to refrain from any drastic actions before the NATO Summit in Vilnius scheduled in July. The adviser says that the political crisis and stability will have to be restored after the Summit. The political crisis was sparked by the municipal expenses scandal and the Conservative party’s (TS-LKD) intentions to call early elections.

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President’s chief adviser on foreign affairs, Asta Skaisgirytė, says President Gitanas Nausėda will decide on whether to sign the law on civil union only after parliament passes it.

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On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks on bilateral defence cooperation, preparations for the NATO summit in Vilnius, and support for Ukraine, the presidency said in a press release.

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France is firmly committed to ensuring security and stability not only in Lithuania, but also across the entire Baltic region, Emmanuel Macron said after meeting the Lithuanian president on Wednesday.

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Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas, a member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), has declared that the party should have communicated with other coalition partners, the Liberal Movement and Freedom Party, about its idea of a snap election. He also stated that he had a different “style and understanding” than TS-LKD leader Gabrielius Landsbergis.

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MP Petras Gražulis’ motion on the announcement of the date of a snap election may be included in Thursday’s agenda of the Seimas.

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