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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
VILNIUS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned from his post on Monday, triggering the automatic resignation of the entire cabinet.
G. Paluckas confirmed his decision at an emergency government meeting on Monday morning, the Baltic News Service reported.
“Having made the decision to resign from the post of Prime Minister, I announce the resignation of the nineteenth government of Lithuania,” G. Paluckas announced at the beginning of the meeting.
He added that he would formally submit his resignation to President Gitanas Nausėda later on Monday and expressed gratitude to his ministers for their cooperation.
According to Lithuanian law, the president must be informed of the prime minister's resignation on the same day. Nausėda is now expected to accept the resignation by signing a decree and instruct the outgoing government to temporarily act until a new cabinet is appointed. The president will also have to appoint an acting prime minister.
Within no more than 15 days, G. Nausėda will have to submit a candidate for prime minister to the Saeima (parliament). The Social Democratic Party, which has the largest faction in parliament, will also delegate a candidate. The Social Democrats plan to make a decision on the candidate at a meeting of the party presidium on Wednesday.
G. Paluckas announced his intention to resign as head of the country's government and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania last Thursday.
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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