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Karina Babenok

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Lithuania nears law requiring lawmaker s cat s consent to fire national broadcaster head - Caught on Camera

As Lithuania’s media independence remains under intense political pressure, the parliament found time to debate whether a cat should have a say in certain laws.

Lithuania’s government has been trying to pass a law to make it easier to remove the director of the national public broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT).

Amid tensions and protests in the country, a pet cat briefly stole the spotlight in the Seimas (Lithuania’s parliament).

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