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Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has announced plans to resign from the position of the Liberal Movement's leader.
Remigijus Šimašius
Remigijus Šimašius
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"I believe that the party needs to sooner hold elections to elect a leader. Until the election, I will decide whether I will run for it. For now, my decision is to step down from the post of the party's chairman," Šimašius said in a Facebook post on Friday afternoon.

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