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MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis broke his oath with antisemitic statements and seriously violated the Constitution, the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday.

MP Saulius Skvernelis, chair of the opposition Democrats For Lithuania group, is convinced that mandates of the convicted members of parliament should be annulled together with the court’s decision.

An ad hoc commission of the Seimas has concluded that there are grounds to impeach MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis for his antisemitic statements online. Parliament is expected to consider the findings on Tuesday.

Members of the Lithuanian parliament's Committee on National Security and Defense (CNSD) are initiating impeachment proceedings against MP Irina Rozova over her allegedly concealed ties with Russian diplomats.

Lithuania's Constitutional Court on Friday approved for consideration the case of MP Kestutis Pukas charged with sexual harassment.

Lithuania's Constitutional Court has refused to rule on a case of convicted Labour Party MP facing impeachment in parliament.

The Lithuanian parliament moved on Thursday to launch an impeachment process against Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys.

Opposition parties at the Lithuanian parliament have drafted an appeal to the Constitutional Court, challenging the impeachment procedure against members of parliament and judges.

On Wednesday, the ruling parties in parliament voted down the opposition’s proposed agenda and blocked the possibility of an extraordinary parliamentary session to consider impeaching Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys as well as opening the floor to discussion of other recent scandals that have afflic...

By blocking the opposition's attempts to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session, the ruling coalition is trying to shift the focus away from problems faced by the incumbent government, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday.

The Seimas of Lithuania ended the extraordinary session called for by the opposition one hour after it began, after MPs voted down the proposed agenda.

The Seimas of Lithuania is gathering for an extraordinary session on Wednesday to decide on whether to launch an impeachment process against Labour Party MP Vytautas Gapšys who has been sentenced in the party's fraudulent bookkeeping case.

The opposition at the Lithuanian parliament have collected enough MPs' signatures to initiate an extraordinary Seimas session. They are planning to present the call to the Seimas speaker on Friday.