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The Lithuanian parliament is to vote Tuesday on whether to strip MP Mindaugas Bastys of his mandate.
Mindaugas Bastys
Mindaugas Bastys
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The Constitutional Court has ruled that the lawmaker grossly violated the Constitution and breached the oath by concealing his ties with Piotr Voyeiko, a former KGB agent.

At least 85 votes in the 141-member parliament are needed to pass an impeachment resolution against Bastys.

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