A political crisis is threatening to embroil Lithuania after the Labor Party and its five ministers resigned from the government Wednesday and Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas also decided to step down. The absence of stable coalition may lead to the delay or, at worse, failure in the ratification of the agreement between PKN Orlen and Lithuanian Government concerning the purchase of Mazeikiu stake. However, the fact that opposition from the very beginning supported PKN Orlen as a potential buyer diminishes the risks of failure, therefore we tend to believe that the ratification will occur till the 10 July 2006, as expected by PKN Orlen.