Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned on Thursday following investigations of his unethical financial dealings that prompted protests.

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his resignation. The country’s president, Gitanas Nauseda, announced Paluckas’ resignation to the media on Thursday morning.

Gintautas Paluckas, Lithuania’s prime minister and the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party, has resigned from both positions following a series of journalistic investigations and mounting political pressure.