Social Democrat Gindautas Palutskas was officially appointed prime minister today of Lithuania – an EU-NATO Baltic member and close supporter of Ukraine – but whose coalition includes a party marred by accusations of anti-Semitism. Paloutska’s appointment was approved by a vote in parliament. Then President Gitanas Nausenda officially appointed him to this position. The new prime minister, who now has 15 days to form his government, had announced he would increase defense spending in his country, which lies between the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus. He promised to take care of the image of Lithuania, which has been tarnished by the inclusion in the government coalition of the populist party Dawn of Nemunas, whose leader is accused of anti-Semitic statements. No to the far-right party At the end of the meeting with the president, Palutskas appointed the majority of candidates to […]
Source: News Beast
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