On Thursday, Speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutienė received signatures of 55 MPs under a call to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on 16 July with a item on the agenda - the referendum.
Pursuant to the Statute of the Seimas, "an extraordinary sessions shall be convened by the Chairman of the Seimas on the written proposal of at least one-third of all Members of the Seimas." That means 47 of 141 MPs.
An extraordinary session is needed to call a referendum on 14 October along the general elections.
Following the Constitution, Parliament's spring session ends on 30 June.
2012-06-28 16:52
Lithuanian Parliament to decide on nuclear plant referendum during extraordinary session in July
Lithuanian lawmakers plan to decide on a referendum on the construction of a new nuclear power plant during an extraordinary parliamentary session in the middle of July.
Lithuanian Parliament / Šarūno Mažeikos/BFL nuotr.
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