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- ↑ "Žiniasklaida: Aidas Gedvilas traukias iš opozicinės Darbo partijos" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "A. Širinskienė nusprendė stoti į R. Žemaitaičio partiją: prie "Nemuno aušros" jungiasi dar du Seimo nariai". Jūsų Panevėžys (in Lithuanian). 19 June 2024.
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