Dalia Grybauskaite will no longer be President of Lithuania
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The first round of elections held on 12 may, the second, if needed, may 26
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The current President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite is not running for President.
As writes the European however, the first round of elections held on 12 may, and the second, if necessary, on may 26.
It has already announced its desire to join the election campaign the Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Squirrelys known economist Gitanas Nauseda and conservator Ingrid simonite, added the European Commissioner for health and food safety Andriukaitis, Vytenis.
This will be the third attempt for a 67-year-old politician to occupy the top post in the state, writes Euractiv.
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“For elections, I will take unpaid leave from my current post of Commissioner for health and food safety from 1 April to 13 may. And, if necessary, from may 14 to may 27,” said Andriukaitis.
He will be nominated by Lithuanian social democratic party, which is a member of the group of “Socialists and Democrats” in the European Parliament.
As previously reported by the Focus:
- Belarus foreign Ministry demanded an explanation from Vilnius in connection with the statements of the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite about Belarus as a threat to the Baltic countries and Poland.
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Dalia Grybauskaite in her speech at the UN General Assembly said that Russia military exercise “Zapad-2017” trains military actions against countries of the West.