Amid Protests, President Vows He Won’t Quit
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From Times Wire Reports
As thousands marched in the capital demanding his resignation, Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas calmly vowed not to quit and rejected accusations that his office has links to Russian mobsters.
“I’m calm as a Belgian,” a defiant Paksas said at a game of tennis on the outskirts of Vilnius.
A secret service report said in October that Paksas’ office and some aides were linked to Russian gangsters, touching off a political scandal in the Baltic country. A parliamentary probe is expected to be released this week recommending Paksas’ impeachment.
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