The coalition council of Lithuania's ruling parties, the Social Democratic Party, the Labor Party and the National Farmers' Union, will hold an urgent meeting at 4 p.m. on April 12, the Labor Party told BNS.
Though members of the New Union (Social Liberals) were invited, they refused to attend the meeting. "We have withdrawn and will not return," Vaclovas Karbauskis, the elder of the parliamentary Social Liberal group, said.
It is a little too early to accuse conservatives of handing power to the Labor Party, according to the head of Homeland Union, Andrius Kubilius.
According to the Conservative leader, there are several possible ruling coalitions, though "positions of power" would likely be given to the Labor Party.
"The Labor Party is acting like it was looking for a possibility to withdraw to the opposition," Kubilius told BNS on April 12. "Such a scenario is possible."
Possible changes in the ruling coalition would also depend on other parties' positions, especially Social Democrats.
The Labor Party would never be able to control the Cabinet, unless it had the support of Social Democrats, he said.
Other possibilities include a "rainbow" coalition and a minority government. Early parliamentary elections are also possible.
The four-party ruling coalition collapsed on April 11 after 94 MPs voted to remove the head of the New Union (Social Liberals), Arturas Paulauskas, the parliamentary speaker.
The Conservatives' decision to hold a no-confidence vote in Paulauskas was supported by not only the opposition but also by some 40 ruling-party representatives.
The official explanation of Palauskas ouster lay in a so-called "scandal of privileges."
Some have alleged that Paulauskas was dismissed around the time the Labor Party was trying to strengthen its position in the coalition. The head of the Labor Party, Viktor Uspaskich, said his party would seek the post of prime minister.
