Nepal, Aug. 26 -- Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday confirmed Inga Ruginiene as prime minister following the collapse of the previous government in July over a corruption scandal.

Ruginiene, who was social security minister in the old government, has vowed to continue supporting Ukraine and invest in the country's defence while seeking to reduce inequalities.

But several thousand people staged a demonstration against the new government, with organisers accusing it of including politicians who oppose sanctions against Russia and Belarus as well as anti-vaccine campaigners.

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Ruginiene, a 44-year-old former trade union leader who is from the Lithuanian Social Democratic P...