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2021 In Lithuania
Incumbents *President of Lithuania, President: Gitanas Nausėda *Prime Minister of Lithuania, Prime Minister: Ingrida Šimonytė Events January *January 1: Former ''Šiauliai University'' become a part of Vilnius University, resulting in forming Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy *January 1: e-Residency of Lithuania program been launched. *January 4: The beginning of the Lithuanian census of 2021. It will be the first census in Lithuania that happened electronically. *January 13: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) awarded Freedom Prize ( lt, Laisvės premija) to democratic opposition in Belarus. Award handed to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya *January 14: Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) appointed Renatas Pocius as head of Lithuanian National Energy Regulation Council. *January 27: During reconstruction of Kleboniškis Bridge in Kaunas the construction of the bridge collapsed injuring 5 construction workers and killing one. February *February 4: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences awarded ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Lithuania
The President of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas) is the head of state of Lithuania. The officeholder has been Gitanas Nausėda since 12 July 2019. Powers The president has somewhat more executive authority than his counterparts in Estonia and Latvia; his function is very similar to that of the presidents of France and Romania. Similarly to them, but unlike presidents in a fully presidential system such as the United States, he generally has the most authority in foreign affairs. In addition to the customary diplomatic powers of Heads of State, namely receiving the letters of credence of foreign ambassadors and signing treaties, the president determines Lithuania's basic foreign policy guidelines. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and accordingly heads the State Defense Council and has the right to appoint the Chief of Defence (subject to Seimas consent). The president also has a significant role in domestic poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
