Finance minister suddenly resigns, raises question of coalition’s fate

By TBT staff

VILNIUS - The first victim in Lithuania’s shaky coalition government was claimed this week, as Finance Minister Algirdas Butkevicius announced his resignation over what he said was a lack of trust in his policy.Butkevicius, a Social Democrat, handed in his resignation to Social Democratic Chairman and Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas on April 19, asking for the request to take effect May 2. “I felt a strong opposition from coalition partners. It is quite difficult for me and the prime minister ...

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