Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Sinkevicius Seeks Lithuania Premiership With 75-Seat Coalition Bid
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Sinkevicius Seeks Lithuania Premiership With 75-Seat Coalition Bid

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Summary

  • Mindaugas Sinkevicius, 41, said he will seek to become Lithuania’s next prime minister as the Social Democrats push to remake the ruling coalition.
  • A new three-party alliance with the Peasants & Greens Union and the For Lithuania grouping would control 75 seats in the 141-member parliament.
  • Sinkevicius is a former economy minister and current mayor of Jonava municipality, giving the coalition talks a clear candidate to lead any new government.

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