The minority government survived due to confidence and supply from the Homeland Union.

After the interim Prime Minister, Zigmantas Balčytis failed to gather sufficient level of support in the parliament (only 53 members of the parliament belonged to new four party coalition[5]), the President Valdas Adamkus appointed Gediminas Kirkilas of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Prime Minister on 6 July 2006.

Although the possibility of snap elections to the Seimas in 2007 was raised by spring and summer of 2006,[6][7] the 14th cabinet received its mandate and started work on 18 July 2006 after the Seimas gave assent to its program (the main opposition party – the Homeland Union – abstained in the voting).

By the end of 2007, Homeland Union withdrew its support for the minority government and the search for new partnerships with other parties began.

The government continued to serve in an acting capacity until the Second Kubilius Cabinet started its work on 9 December 2008.