Lithuania

The Lithuanian parliament has voted by a narrow margin to impeach President Rolandas Paksas for violating the constitution and his oath of office. However, before leaving office, Paksas issued a decree which will require the parliament to commence a formal impeachment investigation into parliamentary speaker, Arturas Paulauskas, who Paksas blames for revealing details of links between his administration and Russian organised crime. Although the decree is unlikely to lead to action against Paulauskas, it represents a final gesture of defiance by the

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