Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday approved the government programme put forward by Social Democrat Inga Ruginienė, confirming her as the Baltic nation’s new prime minister.
The centre-right coalition, which was sworn in immediately after the vote, emerged following the collapse of the previous government in July, triggered by controversy over the then-prime minister’s connections to a family-owned business.
Ruginienė pledged to continue Lithuania’s firm backing for Ukraine and reiterated a commitment to allocate 5–6% of GDP to defence in the coming years.
In Thursday’s ballot, 80 of the 141 MPs supported the government’s platform, 40 opposed it, and two abstained, with the rest absent.
Ruginienė, 44, is a member of the ruling Social Democrats and a former trade union leader who entered national politics only in 2024. After the July resignation of Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’ cabinet, she reshaped the coalition, which is expected to command 82 seats in parliament.
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