Dawn of Nemunas Party leader Remigijus Zemaitaitis, Vilnius, Lithuania October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's Social Democrats, winners of last month's parliamentary election, defended on Saturday their decision to form a coalition government with a populist party whose leader is standing trial over alleged antisemitic statements.
Nemunas Dawn party founder and head Remigijus Zemaitaitis resigned from parliament in April, ahead of an impeachment vote, after the Constitutional Court ruled he had broken his oath by stirring up hatred against Jews in social media posts last year.
