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.

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.

Over 5,000 people protested against a coalition between the Lithuanian Social Democrats and the Nemunas Dawn party, whose leader faces charges of antisemitism. The coalition controls 86 seats in parliament.

The Social Democrat-led alliance, which also includes the For Lithuania party, is set to hold 84 seats in the 141-member parliament, above the 71 seats required for a majority.

Demonstrators gathered in Lithuania’s capital to protest the move by the Baltic nation’s Social Democrats to forge a coalition with a party whose leader is accused of making antisemitic remarks.