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People in Latvia think the quality of work of public authorities needs to be improved

Latvian residents believe that the quality of work of the state authorities should be improved for the development of the country, according to a public opinion poll conducted by Rait [..]

European sports stars encourage citizens to vote in European elections

Footballers, football clubs, tennis tournaments, and Paralympians have joined in with the EU’s #UseYourVote campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June. Leading footballers including Belgian Red Flames [..]

4 Percent initiative reps to hand over 50,000 signatures to Lithuanian PM

Representatives of the 4 Percent initiative will on Wednesday hand over to Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte a petition with 50,000 signatures, which calls on politicians to agree as soon as [..]

Early voting in Lithuania’s presidential election, citizenship referendum kicks off

Early voting for Sunday’s presidential election and referendum on dual citizenship got underway in Lithuania on Tuesday. Eight politicians are vying for the presidency, including Gitanas Nauseda, the incumbent, who [..]

Total number of Lithuania’s eligible voters down 4 pct to over 2.38 mln

A total of 2,385,234 voters are eligible to vote in Lithuania’s May 12 presidential election and citizenship referendum, a four percent decrease from five years ago, according to the final [..]

Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750 locations

This year’s Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750 locations, the annual campaign’s spokeswoman Anna Blaua told LETA. One of the central cleanup sites in Riga [..]

314,000 signatures collected for petitions via Rahvaalgatus.ee platform last year

Last year, a total of 314,000 signatures were gathered for various petitions via the Rahvaalgatus.ee civic initiative website, which is 172,000 more than in 2022, according to a report prepared [..]

Lithuanian president’s re-election campaign collects over 38,000 voter signatures

The campaign staff of Gitanas Nauseda, who is seeking a second term as Lithuanian president, has collected more than 38,000 voter signatures in support of his candidacy. Povilas Maciulis, Nauseda’s [..]

Voters, protesters and police gather at Russian Embassy in Tallinn

Russian citizens living in Estonia can vote during the last day of Russia’s so-called presidential election at the Russian Embassy in Tallinn. People started gathering around the embassy building in [..]

70 pct of Lithuanian against universal conscription of women, men – survey (media)

70 percent of the Lithuanian population would not support the introduction of universal conscription of men and women, according to a new survey commissioned by the country’s public broadcaster LRT. [..]

76 pct of people in Lithuania in favor of dual citizenship

Three out of four Lithuanians are in favor of retaining Lithuanian citizenship when people acquire the citizenship of another friendly country, according to a new survey by Spinter for the [..]

7 out of 10 people in Lithuania against voting from age of 16 – survey (media)

Seven out of 10 people in Lithuania do not think that voting in municipal council and mayoral elections should be allowed from the age of 16, according to a survey [..]

Central Election Commission could be given the right to revoke councilors’ mandates if they do not attend municipality’s meetings for prolonged time

Saeima Public Administration and Local Government Committee today decided to submit to Saeima for consideration amendments to the Law on the Status of Local Government Councilors, which envisages giving the [..]

Signature drive for referendum on dissolution of Saeima has collected 23,000 signatures so far

The signature drive for referendum on dissolution of Saeima in five days has collected about 23,000 signatures, according to information published on Latvijas.lv portal. As reported, two signature drives were [..]

Some 60 pct of Lithuanians would vote in next year’s citizenship referendum – survey

Some 60 percent of Lithuania’s population would vote in next year’s referendum on multiple citizenship, according to a survey commissioned by the government. “The results of the survey show that [..]

Around 400 people signed during first hours of signature collection campaign on dissolution of parliament

Around 400 people signed during the first hours on initiating a referendum on the dissolution of the 14th Saeima, according to information published on Latvija.lv portal. The collection of signatures [..]