Lithuanian parliament extends autumn session to January 12

Lithuania’s parliament voted on Tuesday to extend its autumn session until January 12 next year, LRT reported.

Of the lawmakers who voted, 85 supported the extension, three opposed it and three abstained.

Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas proposed the extension to allow lawmakers to pass a constitutional amendment repealing the ban on deploying weapons of mass destruction in Lithuania. On October 6, parliament backed the amendment in its first adoption vote. The final vote can take place no earlier than three months later.

The Constitution sets the autumn session from September 10 to December 23.