Lithuania’s President Gives Premier Two Weeks to Decide Future

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda gave the Baltic nation’s prime minister two weeks to either explain a growing list of accusations involving his personal finances and related business or consider stepping down.

Nauseda delivered the message to the premier, Gintautas Paluckas, on Thursday after weeks of damaging reports in the media, Lithuania’s public broadcaster reported. While Lithuania’s president has no constitutional power to dismiss a prime minister without the consent of parliament, the ultimatum is likely to pile pressure on Paluckas.