VILNIUS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian parliament approved Social Democratic Party leader Mindaugas Sinkevicius as the new prime minister on Tuesday.
On June 23, the Inga Ruginiene's government announced its collective resignation and is now serving as a caretaker administration. Under Lithuanian law, the new prime minister must be proposed by the party holding the largest number of seats in parliament, which in this case is the Social Democratic Party. Following the party's recommendation, President Gitanas Nauseda submitted Sinkevicius as the prime ministerial candidate to parliament on June 25. ■