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Lithuania: Political Developments and Data in 2021

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Mažvydas Jastramskis  and
Ainė Ramonaitė
Mažvydas Jastramskis
Affiliation:
Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ainė Ramonaitė
Affiliation:
Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Abstract

The main political developments in Lithuania in 2021 were mayoral elections in three municipalities, tensions in the Cabinet related to management of the COVID-19 pandemic and a conflict between Lithuania and China, splits in the parliamentary political groups, and party leadership changes. Much of the article is devoted to issue politics, including the migration crisis, and social unrests directed against both the government's pandemic measures and the progressive agenda of the ruling parties.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , December 2022 , pp. 299 - 306
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Copyright © 2022 European Consortium for Political Research

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