“The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall be jointly and severally responsible to the Seimas for the general activities of the Government. Ministers, in directing the areas of governance entrusted to them, shall be responsible to the Seimas and the President of the Republic, and directly subordinate to the Prime Minister.”
This article establishes to whom the Government and Ministers answer. The Government is jointly responsible to the Seimas for its overall activities. Ministers are responsible to the Seimas and the President for their areas and are directly subordinate to the Prime Minister.
Members of the Seimas can summon a Minister to a sitting and demand an explanation of the ministry's decisions – this follows from the Minister's responsibility to the Seimas.
Remember the word "jointly": the Government answers to the Seimas as a whole. Ministers answer to the Seimas and the President and are subordinate to the Prime Minister.
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