TV producer and showman Arūnas Valinskas of the National Resurrection Party was elected the Speaker of the Seimas.

Ten months later, on 15 September 2009, he was removed from office in a secret ballot and two days later was replaced by Irena Degutienė of the Homeland Union,[1] who became the first female Speaker of the Seimas.

[3] The reforms, together with the economic crisis and severe austerity measures, including cuts to public-sector salaries and pensions, brought about widespread dissatisfaction and protests.

However, the parliament approved a different project to build the power plant, with the Japanese company Hitachi as a strategic investor.

Linas Karalius lost his mandate after taking a vacation while the Seimas was in session and having another member of the parliament, Aleksandras Sacharukas, vote in his name.