STORY: More than 5,000 people rallied near Lithuania's parliament on Thursday.They say they do not like the look of a parliamentary coalition that's in the works because one of the party leaders is accused of making antisemitic statements.

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda on Monday criticised the Social Democrats' decision to form a government with a party whose leader is accused of antisemitic statements and said he would block its ministers from taking power.

Lithuania’s constitutional court this year ruled that Remigijus Zemaitaitis, a former deputy speaker of parliament, violated his oath as a representative by using antisemitic language in a Facebook post criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza.

VILNIUS - More than 5,000 people protested next to the Lithuanian parliament on Thursday against election winners the Social Democrats entering into a parliamentary coalition with a party whose leader is on trial accused of antisemitic statements.

Lithuania's Social Democrats, winners of last month's parliamentary election, defended on Saturday their decision to form a coalition government with a populist party whose leader is standing trial over alleged antisemitic statements.

More than 5,000 people protested next to the Lithuanian parliament on Thursday against election winners the Social Democrats entering into a parliamentary coalition with a party whose leader is on trial accused of antisemitic statements.