Lithuania's prospective ruling coalition partners are aiming to finalise their coalition agreement on Friday, although key questions, including distribution of ministerial posts and the future of the prime minister, remain unresolved.
Representatives of the Social Democrats, the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union have been negotiating the terms of a new governing coalition following the decision to replace the Nemunas Dawn party in the ruling bloc.
Lukas Savickas of the Democrats said negotiators had spent Friday drafting the final version of the coalition agreement based on political decisions reached earlier in the week.
"We have been working since 9 am trying to turn the strategic agreements reached yesterday into a coherent coalition agreement," Savickas told reporters. "We hope to complete the text today."
According to Savickas, discussions are currently focused on policy commitments rather than the distribution of ministerial posts. He confirmed that the Democrats are expected to receive three ministries, although specific portfolios have yet to be discussed.
