Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned amid controversy over business ties. President Gitanas Nauseda appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius as acting prime minister. The Social Democrat party is expected to choose the next prime minister.

Lithuania’s prime minister, Gintautas Paluckas, stepped down on Thursday, yielding to growing pressure over his business dealings and those of his family.

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation. The country’s president, Gitanas Nauseda, announced Paluckas’ resignation to the media on Thursday morning.