The media monitoring company “Mediaskopas” According to analysis carried out by ELTA at the request of the company, media interest in Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, who received a great deal of attention in her first months in office, is gradually declining. Meanwhile, attention to the chairman of the “Nemuno Aušra” party, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, has risen sharply — this politician was mentioned in the news in January almost as many times as the head of government.
“Since November, media interest in I. Ruginienė has begun to gradually subside. Here, R. Žemaitaitis took the spotlight, as attention to him in the public sphere grew so sharply that in the most recent month — January 2026 — it nearly reached the number of mentions of I. Ruginienė (R. Žemaitaitis was mentioned in 3,122 news stories, I. Ruginienė — 3,389),” Mediaskopas commented to ELTAMediaskopas” data strategist Vilūnė Kairienė.
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