Lithuanian Government Faces Minority Rule
This article is for subscribers only.
Lithuania’s government was on the brink of minority rule after members of a former coalition partner quit their party under pressure for backing Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
Eight lawmakers left the Social Democrats Saturday amid the threat of expulsion for defying the party’s Sept. 23 decision to quit the ruling alliance. The resignations leave the party’s faction in parliament split, with nine non-partisan members to support the government.