After a week of talks, Lithuania's ruling coalition announced on Wednesday it will form of a new centre-left government with the Labour opposition.
The deal should ensure a pro-European policy in the biggest Baltic state.
After the elections some experts had warned that Labour's charismatic leader, Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich could push for more pro-Moscow policies, however Labour has now joined the coalition with the Social Democrats and the Social Liberals.
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