Article 91
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall consist of the Prime Minister and Ministers.
Chapter VII. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Article 92
The Prime Minister shall, upon the assent of the Seimas, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
Ministers shall, upon submission by the Prime Minister, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
The Prime Minister, within 15 days of his appointment, shall form and present to the Seimas the Government, approved by the President of the Republic, and shall submit the programme of the formed Government for consideration by the Seimas.
The Government shall return its powers to the President of the Republic after the election of the Seimas or after the election of the President of the Republic.
A new Government shall receive the powers to act after the Seimas gives assent to its programme by a majority vote of the Members of the Seimas participating in the sitting.
Article 93
Before taking office, the Prime Minister and Ministers shall take an oath at the Seimas to be faithful to the Republic of Lithuania and to observe the Constitution and laws. The text of the oath shall be established by the Law on the Government.
Article 94
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania:
1) shall manage national affairs, protect the territorial inviolability of the Republic of Lithuania, and guarantee state security and public order;
2) shall execute laws, the resolutions of the Seimas on the implementation of laws, as well as the decrees of the President of the Republic;
3) shall co-ordinate the activities of ministries and other establishments of the Government;
4) shall prepare a draft State Budget and submit it to the Seimas; shall execute the State Budget and submit to the Seimas a report on the execution of the budget;
5) shall prepare draft laws and present them to the Seimas for consideration;
6) shall establish diplomatic ties and maintain relations with foreign states and international organisations;
7) shall discharge other duties prescribed to the Government by the Constitution and other laws.
Article 95
The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall decide the affairs of state governance at its sittings by adopting resolutions by a majority vote of all the members of the Government. The Auditor General may also participate in the sittings of the Government.
The resolutions of the Government shall be signed by the Prime Minister and the Minister of the respective area.
Article 96
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.
Article 97
The Prime Minister shall represent the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and shall head its activities.
In the absence of the Prime Minister, or when he is unable to hold office, the President of the Republic, upon submission by the Prime Minister, shall assign one of the Ministers to substitute for the Prime Minister during a period not exceeding 60 days; when there is no such submission, the President of the Republic shall assign one of the Ministers to substitute for the Prime Minister.
Article 98
Ministers shall head their respective ministry, shall decide on issues belonging to the competence of their ministry, and shall also discharge other functions provided for by law.
Only another member of the Government appointed by the Prime Minister may temporarily substitute for a Minister.
Article 99
The Prime Minister and Ministers may not hold any other elective or appointive office, may not work in any business, commercial, or other private establishments or enterprises, nor may they receive any remuneration other than that established for their respective governmental duties and payment for creative activities.
Article 100
The Prime Minister and Ministers may not be held criminally liable or be detained, or have their liberty restricted otherwise, without the prior consent of the Seimas or, in the period between the sessions of the Seimas, without the prior consent of the President of the Republic.
Article 101
At the request of the Seimas, the Government or individual Ministers must give an account of their activities to the Seimas.
When more than half of the Ministers are replaced, the Government must once again receive its powers from the Seimas. Otherwise, the Government must resign.
The Government must also resign in the following cases:
1) when the Seimas twice in succession does not give its assent to the programme of the newly formed Government;
2) when the Seimas, by a majority vote of all the Members of the Seimas and by secret ballot, expresses no confidence in the Government or in the Prime Minister;
3) when the Prime Minister resigns or dies;
4) after the election to the Seimas, when a new Government is formed.
A Minister must resign when more than half of all the Members of the Seimas, by secret ballot, express no confidence in him.
The President of the Republic shall accept the resignation of the Government or a Minister.