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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
VILNIUS, July 31 (Xinhua) — Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas on Thursday announced his resignation as head of the country's government and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania.
“I have informed the President… that I have decided to resign from the post of Prime Minister,” G. Paluckas said in a statement.
The resignation came ahead of a planned vote by the party's executive council and followed a warning from the speaker of the Seimas (parliament) and leader of the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" Saulius Skvernelis, who threatened to withdraw his party from the coalition government if Paluckas remained in his post.
According to the Constitution of Lithuania, the entire cabinet of ministers will resign along with the prime minister.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday welcomed the resignation of G. Paluckas, calling the decision “the only right choice.”
G. Paluckas' resignation from the post of the head of government comes amid an investigation into his financial transactions and alleged improper involvement in business, connections with certain businessmen and failure to compensate for damages caused to the Vilnius municipality.
G. Paluckas, however, denied any wrongdoing and called the criticism a “coordinated attack” by political opponents. –0–
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