VILNIUS, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's incumbent prime minister social democrat Algirdas Butkevicius will continue to lead the Baltic country's government, after the Seimas, Lithuania's parliament, endorsed on Tuesday his further serving as the head of the cabinet.
Butkevicius won supportive votes from 88 members of the parliament, with 36 against his service and seven lawmakers abstained from voting.
In his speech to lawmakers, Butkevicius stressed that the 16th Lithuanian government under his leadership chose a new way to create state's welfare, with reducing regulation, creating new jobs, also introducing business and investment friendly environment.
Altogether, it leads to increased people's wealth, reduced poverty and lesser disparities between bigger cities and regions, Butkevicius said.
He promised to follow the same trend in the future.
"The historical chance of Lithuania's presidency in the EU fell on the cabinet of Butkevicius. It is very likely that this government will welcome the euro," Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said in the parliamentary sitting on Tuesday.
"It is supposed to continue main energy projects, sustain economic stability and reduce unemployment," added Grybauskaite.
Members of the ruling coalition have been advocating for the government under the leadership of Butkevicius.
"I hope that in the coming years we will see all the governmental program implemented and people will feel in reality the improvement of life quality that we are all looking forward to," said Vytautas Gapsys, chairman of Labor party group in the Seimas.
Butkevicius became the head of the 16th Lithuanian government in 2012, after his social democrats managed to form a ruling coalition with the Labor party, the Order and Justice party and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania.
Conservative parliamentary opposition said it was missing new ideas from the government and voted against Butkevicius.
"I wish them do real work, not just imitate working," Andrius Kubilius, opposition leader, said in the parliamentary session.
Acting PM plans to present the renewed list of cabinet members to president on Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday, Butkevicius said he could not yet name all ministers, except new cabinet member Virginija Baltraitiene who is expected to take over the Ministry of Agriculture.
It is believed that at least three new ministers will take offices in the cabinet, including environment and health ministers.
According to BNS news agency, ministers have been ordered to reduce their expenses by 5 percent next year and also cut the number of vice-ministers, Butkevicius said after meeting with members of the opposition Liberal Movement political group in the Seimas on Tuesday.
Butkevicius had returned the government's mandate on July 12, following inauguration of re-elected president Grybauskaite.
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