Lithuania, Aug 5: Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas stepped down from his post today, triggering the automatic resignation of the entire cabinet. Mr. Paluckas confirmed his decision during an emergency government meeting this morning. He added that he would formally submit his resignation to President Gitanas Nauseda later in the day and expressed gratitude to his ministers for their cooperation.President Nauseda has up to 15 days to nominate a new Prime Minister, who must then be approved by the parliament, known as the Seimas. The Social Democratic Party, which has the largest representation in the Seimas, is responsible for selecting a nominee. They are scheduled to discuss their candidate at a party presidium meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Paluckas announced his intention to resign as the countryās head of government and chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party last Thursday.