“After the adoption of this Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania by referendum, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, by 25 October 1993, may alter, by a 3/5 majority vote of all the Members of the Seimas, the provisions of this Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania contained in Articles 47, 55, 56, Item 2 of the second paragraph of Article 58, in Articles 65, 68, 69, Items 11 and 12 of Article 84, the first paragraph of Article 87, in Articles 96, 103, 118, and in the fourth paragraph of Article 119.”
This article gave the Seimas a temporary power, until 25 October 1993, to alter certain provisions of the Constitution by a 3/5 majority of all its Members without the usual demanding amendment procedure. The list covers provisions in Articles 47, 55, 56, 58, 65, 68, 69, 84, 87, 96, 103, 118 and 119. The power applied only during the transitional period and is no longer in use.
In the first year after the Constitution was adopted, the Seimas could quickly fine-tune certain provisions, for example on the number of Members or the electoral procedure, without following the full Article 148 procedure.
Rarely tested. It is enough to know that it was a temporary provision valid until 25 October 1993 and that such amendments needed a 3/5 vote of all Members of the Seimas.
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