In Lithuania, where politics are synonymous with scandal and volatility, President Dalia Grybauskaitė is a figure of solidity. Nicknamed “Steel Magnolia,†the former European commissioner elicits comparisons to Margaret Thatcher, sharing with the late British leader a penchant for the acid phrase and a work ethic little changed from her student days in Leningrad when she doubled up courses with shifts at a Soviet fur factory.
Her country and her region will surely need a steadying hand in the months ahead. The election of Donald Trump brings to power a Republican who on the campaign trail consistently expressed his admiration for …read more
Source: European Voice
