Lithuanian deputy ministers hand in resignations

  • 2014-07-11
  • From wire reports, VILNIUS

With most deputy ministers in the Lithuanian government having resigned on Thursday, the process continued on Friday.

On Friday, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas, Rolandas KrišÄiÅ«nas, Andrius Krivas and Vytautas Leškevičius submitted resignation letters to Minister Linas Linkevičius.

This is the continuation of the ruling majority’s idea to dismiss all deputy ministers before the Government returns powers to re-elected President Dalia GrybauskaitÄ—.

The Ministries of Culture, Education and Science, Economy, Justice, Social Security and Labour, the Interior, Transport and Communications, and Environment approved resignation of deputy ministers earlier.