Lithuania’s president stumbles - again

  • 2012-05-02
  • By Kestutis Girnius
President Dalia Grybauskaite remains by far Lithuania’s most popular politician. Her honeymoon with the Lithuanian electorate has lasted since her unprecedented victory in the presidential elections of May 2009 when she garnered 68.21 percent of the votes in the first round. But a number of missteps in recent months have tarnished her image and led to a more critical evaluation of her performance and governing style. Grybauskaite’s long-term popularity is unlikely to be affected, but Lithuanian politicians are likely to be more critical and less deferential in the future...
 
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