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The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union's (LFGU) leaders say they are confident that Social Democratic lawmakers who have opted to stay in the ruling coalition despite their party's decision to pull out will not backtrack in fear of being expelled from the party.
Saulius Skvernelis
Saulius Skvernelis
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"Basically, we did not raise that issue (of the Social Democrats staying in the coalition), but judging from our discussion on specific issues on the (Seimas) agenda, there is no ground to say that they might behave otherwise," Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after an unannounced meeting b

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