The ex-president, who attended the new Seimas' first sitting on Friday, said Lithuania had made progress over the last two decades of independence but that was not enough as a lot of people had lost trust in the state.
"I welcome this Seimas with hope. My only wish is that with their work, with that oath they gave to the nation, they restore dignity of the state order, restore Lithuanians' trust in their state," Adamkus told BNS.
The former president believes people in Lithuania are still "in the period of psychological breakthrough." "It's nevertheless true that 22 years of independent democratic life has not been enough for us to take over values and instill them."
Lithuania 's new Seimas held its first sitting on Friday. New members of the Seimas were sworn in and accepted their powers at the sitting.
The Social Democrats, the Labour Party, the Order and Justice Party, and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania signed a coalition agreement earlier this week. They are set to replace the center-right government of Andrius Kubilius. The president had earlier spoken against the Labour Party's involvement in the new government as the party itself and its leaders are defendants in a criminal case.
