President Appoints Sinkevičius as Lithuania's New Prime Minister

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has officially appointed Mindaugas Sinkevičius as the country's new prime minister. The president signed the decree after the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, confirmed Sinkevičius for the position.

Following parliamentary approval, Sinkevičius is tasked with presenting a newly formed cabinet, approved by the president, to the Seimas within 15 days. He must also submit the government's program for parliamentary review. The government will officially assume its powers once the Seimas approves its program by a majority vote of its members present.

Under the Lithuanian Constitution, the president appoints and dismisses the prime minister with the Seimas's consent. This marks the second government change during the current term. The previous government resigned last year when the ruling coalition was reformed, and the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, M. Sinkevičius, decided to lead the new cabinet.