The Lithuanian premier Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following public protests and mounting scrutiny over his business ties, just months after taking office in a coalition government.Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned on Thursday amid growing pressure over investigations into his business dealings, which sparked public protests in the capital demanding he step down.
Paluckas, a member of the Social Democratic Party, took office late last year after helping to form a three-party coalition government following October’s parliamentary elections. President Gitanas Nauseda announced Paluckas’s resignation to the media on Thursday morning, with Paluckas later explaining his reasons.
