“The system and powers of the National Audit Office shall be established by law. The National Audit Office shall be headed by the Auditor General, who shall be appointed for a five-year term by the Seimas upon submission by the President of the Republic. Before taking office, the Auditor General shall take an oath. The oath shall be established by law.”
The system and powers of the National Audit Office are established by law. The Office is headed by the Auditor General, appointed for five years by the Seimas on the submission of the President. Before taking office the Auditor General takes an oath.
The President proposes a candidate for Auditor General, the Seimas appoints them, and the new Auditor General swears an oath in the Seimas before starting to audit how public money is used.
The question is who appoints the Auditor General and for how long: the Seimas, on the President's submission, for five years.
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