Lithuania: new government takes office

Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, leader of the Lithuanian Social Democrats, and party colleague Gintautas Paluckas after the parliamentary elections in Lithuania in October.

The new coalition government in Lithuania has been harshly criticized, also from abroad. The Social Democrats and their two alliance partners have now taken over the reins of government. The president has put his foot down regarding the selection of ministers.

The new Lithuanian government has taken up its work. Last week, the parliament confirmed the program of the government of Social Democratic Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas. At the same time, the new ministers took the oath of office.

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