31.07.2025 20:37
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, who was revealed to have purchased battery systems from his own company using funds from a company owned by his brother's spouse that benefited from European Union support, resigned from his position due to an investigation into his business dealings.
The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, announced that Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has resigned from his position.
PRIME MINISTER OF LITHUANIA GINTAUTAS PALUCKAS RESIGNED Nauseda stated in a press release, "Paluckas called me this morning and announced his resignation." While Prime Minister Paluckas has not yet made a statement regarding the matter, it has been learned that the resignation is related to an investigation into financial crimes identified in companies owned by Paluckas's family.
HE IS ALSO LEAVING THE PARTY LEADERSHIP It has been reported that Gitanas Paluckas will also resign from the leadership of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, and it is expected that the previous Minister of Economy and Innovation, Mindaugas Sinkevicius, will take over the party.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas COLLAPSE OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED Gitanas Paluckas began his term as Prime Minister following the establishment of a three-party coalition after the parliamentary elections held in October of last year. Following Paluckas's resignation, the collapse of the coalition government and the resignation of his cabinet are expected.
SEARCH AT A COMPANY BELONGING TO HIS BROTHER'S WIFE According to information obtained, officials from the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service conducted a search this morning at a company named Dankora, owned by Danas Paluckas's wife, who is the brother of Prime Minister Gitanas Paluckas. The company in question had purchased battery systems from a firm owned by Prime Minister Paluckas, benefiting from European Union (EU) support.