"127 deputies of the Seimas took part in the voting. Of these, 78 were in favor, 35 against, and 14 abstained. The resolution (approving Ruginen for the post of prime Minister) has been adopted," said the moderator of the meeting. The broadcast was carried out on the Lithuanian Radio and Television portal.

Ruginene was born in 1981 in Trakai. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, and her Master's degree at the Kaunas College of Forestry and Environmental Engineering. She worked as a first aid instructor and volunteer at the Lithuanian branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Since 2014, he has been Chairman of the Lithuanian Forest and Forestry Workers' Union, since 2018 Chairman of the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation, and since 2023 Vice-President of the European Trade Union Confederation. In October 2024, she was first elected to the Lithuanian Parliament, and since December, she has been the Minister of Social Protection and Labor. ria.ru.