en.DELFI aA
19:25Gyvai / „Vikinglotto-NKL“ čempionato rungtynės: Kauno „Žalgiris-2“ — Molėtų „Ežerūnas-Atletas“+

Amendment to allow Paksas to run for Lithuanian president passes 1st reading in Seimas

D+ nariamsPrenumeruoti
BNS
2018 m. march 27 d. 13:57
Rolandas Paksas
Rolandas Paksas
Foto: DELFI / Karolina Pansevič
aA

A draft constitutional amendment to allow Lithuania's impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run both in parliamentary and presidential elections passed the first reading in the Seimas on Tuesday.

Seventy-nine members of the parliament voted in favor of the amendment, 23 voted against and 19 abstained.

Paksas has been barred from running for either president or parliament since his impeachment back in 2004.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2011 that the lifeti

Source: BNS
0
Share article
Copy link Send with e-mai
Close

Copy link

Amendment to allow Paksas to run for Lithuanian president passes 1st reading in Seimas

Link copied

Related articles

Rekomenduojame:

en.DELFI
  • NEWS
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World Lithuanians
  • Expats in LT
  • Culture
  • Lifestyle
  • Login
  • Search
  • Statistics
  • LT RU EN