Seven Labor MPs break from party, increase ruling coalition’s vulnerability

May 03, 2006
By TBT staff

VILNIUS - Lithuania’s ever-fluid political climate lived up to its reputation this week after seven MPs from the Labor Party split from the faction to create their own group in Parliament. The deputies cited dissatisfaction with party management, particularly chairman and founder Viktor Uspaskich, as the reason for the split. They said they intended to form a new faction, called the Civil Democracy. So far, three deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party have said they would join Civil Dem ...

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