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URGENT: Lithuanian parliament votes to oust President Paksas
www.chinaview.cn 2004-04-06 21:54:06

    RIGA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian parliament voted Tuesday to oust President Rolandas Paksas for violating the constitution, said Lithuanian state TV reports monitored here.

    Paksas was accused of illegally granting Lithuanian citizenshipto a Russian businessman who allegedly financed his election campaign.

    It is the first time that the Baltic country's president was impeached. Enditem

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