The chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), Mindaugas Sinkevicius, confirmed that he would assume the post of prime minister in a new coalition government, ELTA reports. He will replace incumbent Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene, who was appointed in August 2025. Currently, Sinkevicius serves as the mayor of the Jonava district municipality. He was elected as LSDP chairman in May 2026. Meanwhile, the opposition in parliament plans to initiate an interpellation against Ruginiene over a recent major data breach at the Centre of Registers and ethics violations related to the prime minister’s trip to Italy and the Vatican, ELTA reports. Earlier, the Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) told 15min that Ruginiene would not have been eligible for reappointment due to the ethics breach, ELTA reported.
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