Lithuania's government formally resigns after PM Gintautas Paluckas stepped down

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Lithuania's government formally resigns after PM Gintautas Paluckas stepped down  Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius was appointed as acting prime minister by Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda after Paluckas' formal resignation on Monday.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/lithuanias-government-formally-resigns-after-pm-gintautas-paluckas-stepped-down  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Lithuanian government formally resigned on Monday. It follows Prime Minister Gintautas

00:07Balukas' decision to step down last week amid a series of corruption allegations. Finance

00:13Minister Rimantas Sajius was appointed as acting Prime Minister by Lithuania's President Kitanas

00:19Nauseda. Balukas denied any wrongdoing, saying the allegations come as part of an attack from

00:25his political opponents. The ruling Social Democrats will stay in power and are expected

00:30to choose a successor on Wednesday.

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