Turbulent Times For Coalition

The ruling coalition came close to collapse in April after the New Union (Social Liberals) decided to pull its members out of the government, triggering a mini power struggle among the three remaining parties: the Social Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the National Farmers' Party. New Union's unexpected withdrawal from the government came in response to a successful vote of no-confidence in party leader and parliamentary speaker Arturas Paulauskas; the motion was initiated by the opposition but received the support of a substantial number of deputies from the governing parties. Officially, the vote against Paulauskas was linked to several

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