Key facts
- Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė resigned on Tuesday.
- Inga Ruginienė's cabinet also resigned.
- The cabinet served a ten-month term.
- Ruginienė is expected to become the social affairs minister in the new cabinet.
- Mindaugas Sinkevičius is expected to lead the new cabinet.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė submitted her resignation and that of her cabinet on Tuesday, marking the end of a ten-month term in office. This move is anticipated to trigger a broader reshuffle of the government. Following the resignation, Ruginienė is expected to return to a ministerial position, specifically as the social affairs minister, within the new cabinet. This new government is slated to be led by Mindaugas Sinkevičius. The specific details regarding the timeline for the formation of the new cabinet and the full extent of the reshuffle were not immediately available, but the resignation signals a significant shift in Lithuania's political leadership.