“A Member of the Seimas shall have the right to submit an inquiry to the Prime Minister, the Ministers, and the heads of other state institutions formed or elected by the Seimas. The said persons must respond orally or in writing during the session of the Seimas according to the procedure established by the Seimas. During a session of the Seimas, a group of not less than 1/5 of the Members of the Seimas may interpellate the Prime Minister or a Minister. Upon considering the response of the Prime Minister or the Minister to the interpellation, the Seimas may decide that the response is not satisfactory, and, by a majority vote of half of all the Members of the Seimas, may express no confidence in the Prime Minister or the Minister. The voting procedure shall be established by law.”
Any Member of the Seimas may submit an inquiry to the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the heads of state institutions formed or elected by the Seimas, and they must answer orally or in writing during a Seimas session. A group of at least 1/5 of the Members of the Seimas may interpellate the Prime Minister or a Minister during a session. If the Seimas finds the answer unsatisfactory, it may express no confidence by a majority of half of all its Members.
Opposition factions that gather signatures from at least one fifth of the Members of the Seimas submit an interpellation to a Minister over his decisions. The Minister answers at a Seimas sitting, the Seimas votes on whether the answer is satisfactory and may express no confidence in him.
Memorise two thresholds: an interpellation needs at least 1/5 of the Members of the Seimas, and a vote of no confidence needs a majority of half of all Members. A common question is who can be interpellated: the Prime Minister or a Minister.
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