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Vytautas Šustauskas
Vytautas Šustauskas (19 March 1945 – 21 June 2023) was a controversial Lithuanian politician who was leader of the Lithuanian Liberty Union and Union of the Fighters for Lithuania political parties. A self-styled "king of the beggars", he was elected Mayor of Kaunas in 2000 and became a member of the Seimas in the same year. He was known for protests against poverty, inequality, membership in the European Union and NATO, and pride parades. Šustauskas died on 21 June 2023, at the age of 78. Background Šustauskas was born in Kražiai in 1945, to a family of six children. He graduated from a shipbuilding tekhnikum in Klaipėda in 1964 and became employed as an engineer after three years of service in the Soviet Army. He moved to Kaunas in 1972. In 1989, he became a member of the pro-independence movement Lithuanian Liberty League and the chairman of its Kaunas group. He was known for heavy drinking. KGB agents operating in the Lithuanian SSR reportedly sought to compromise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of Government of Lithuania, government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution of Lithuania, Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government of Lithuania, Government and controlling their activities. Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term, with 71 elected in individual constituencies, and 70 elected in a nationwide vote based on open list proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5%, and a multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to qualify for the proportional representation seats. Following the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election, elections in 2024, the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is the largest party in the Seimas, signing an agreement to form a coalition governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
