Lithuania to Hold Referendum on Construction of Nuclear Plant

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Lithuanian lawmakers approved a proposal to hold a referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant, rebuffing calls from Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius to reject the initiative.

Parliament voted 62-39, with 18 abstentions, to hold the plebiscite in October along with parliamentary elections, according to the vote-count on the parliament’s website.