Lithuanian parliament advances proposal to repeal constitutional ban on weapons of mass destruction

Where Left and Right agree, and where they split

Where Left and Right agree

Both frame Article 137 as the actual obstacle to Lithuania's NATO nuclear deterrence role, and treat the two remaining 94-vote thresholds as a real, unresolved test.

Where Left and Right split

Whether the constitutional ban is a safety commitment that repeal must justify, or a shield that keeps an ally from bearing its share of deterrence.

Why they won’t converge

The disagreement is a values divide: whether a constitutional safety bar should stand absent an affirmative case for repeal, or whether alliance obligations justify removing legal limits on shared burden-bearing.

Watch for

The next constitutional vote is scheduled for October 6, requiring at least 94 of 141 Seimas votes to advance the repeal.RT, apokalypsnu.com