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 "slug": "seimas-first-reading-106-18-delete-article-137-nuclear-weapons-foreign-bases-12-january",
 "title": "Seimas Votes 106 to 18 in the First Reading to Delete Article 137, Lithuania's Ban on Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Bases",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/seimas-first-reading-106-18-delete-article-137-nuclear-weapons-foreign-bases-12-january/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/seimas-first-reading-106-18-delete-article-137-nuclear-weapons-foreign-bases-12-january/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-06T21:31:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-08T21:31:21.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVilnius, 6 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Seimas passed the amendment deleting Article 137 of the Constitution in its first vote on 6 October, 106 for, 18 against and six abstentions; at least 94 of the 141 members are needed at each of two votes at least three months apart, and the final vote is planned for 12 January 2027\n * Article 137 bars weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases from Lithuanian territory; the amendment, drafted by the speaker, Juozas Olekas, d",
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