2012-03-27 16:24

In the run-up to general elections, new political parties find formalities stand in their way

The Justice Ministry said on Tuesday it had allowed businessman Vladimir Romanov to register his new political party, the Lithuanian People's Party. However, documentation of ex-president's widow Kristina Brazauskienė, who also wants to run for parliament with her new party, were rejected as unfit.
Kristina Brazauskienė
Kristina Brazauskienė has to do some more paperwork / Juliaus Kalinsko / 15min nuotr.

"After the documentation of the Lithuanian People's Party were found in line with the law, the founders have to register the party in the register of legal entities," the ministry said in a press release.

Meanwhile, documentation submitted by Brazauskienė's Democratic Labor and Unity Party and Party of Emigrants of Juozas Murauskas, a driver from Kaunas, have been found to incomplete. According to the press release, provisions of their bylaws and procedures of formation of governing bodies run counter to Lithuanian laws.

After the ministry rejected the documents, the two parties may improve them and submit the papers again after repeated constituent assemblies.

In order to get their registration in time for the general elections scheduled for mid-October, the political parties should get all formalities in place by 9 August.

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