Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas Steps Down After Investigations and Protests

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Paluckas’ resignation to the media on Thursday morning
Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas Steps Down After Investigations and Protests
Newly elected Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, speaks to the media at the Parliament in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Nov. 21, 2024. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo
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VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas stepped down on Thursday following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Paluckas’ resignation to the media on Thursday morning. A spokesperson for Paluckas did not immediately respond to a request for comment.