Lithuania: Allegations of Corruption Against Prime Minister Paluckas

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Lithuania's head of government is said to have used his office for his own benefit, which is probably not an isolated case, as a condemnation from the past shows.

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The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Gintautas Palutkas, stated in the background of the scandal that he had left on a two-week vacation. Delfi wrote about it. Palutkas claims that it is "a long-term scheduled vacation" and he is going to spend it with his family. "Bees and honey are something I have to take care of. However, two weeks is enough to think, gather the necessary information and present it...

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On Friday afternoon, President Gitanas Nausėda signed a decree approving the leave of scandal-plagued Social Democratic Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas - the politician will rest for two weeks. The signed decree was confirmed to Elta by the president's chief advisor Frederikas Jansonas. According to him, G. Paluckas will be on leave from July 28 to August 8, and he will be replaced by Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius.

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I wonder what game President Gitanas Nausėda has come up with, as he is still pulling Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas out of the quagmire of scandals by the ears? The two-week respite granted to "explain to the public about business deals" and the proposal for the Prime Minister to take a vote of confidence in the Seimas, where the ruling party has a majority, is nothing more than eye-popping and a very poor political farce.

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The Presidium of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania has decided that the government led by Gintautas Palutkas will continue to work despite several scandals related to his business activities.