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Analysts expect a new government to emerge from the coalition talks in the coming days (Photo: European Commission)

Lithuanian cabinet topples

The Lithuanian government has fallen after a key coalition member withdrew its ministers due to allegations of illegal party financing.

The country's Labour party - the largest coalition party in the cabinet - on Wednesday (31 May) pulled out from the government after President Valdas Adamkus stated he did not trust two of its ministers, the BBC reported.

The social democrat prime minister, Algirdas Brazauskas, announced his resignation, suggesting he could "not see any possibili...

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Analysts expect a new government to emerge from the coalition talks in the coming days (Photo: European Commission)

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