31. On 11 January 1991 Pocius swore an oath to the Republic of Lithuania in the Reconstituent Parliament. 32. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania ruled that Paksas could not seek re-election as president. 33. Russia is deeply worried that the former Soviet republics of Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia want to join NATO. 34. On July 1940 Soviet Republic of Lithuania was proclaimed by Lithuanians who desired to get rid of dictatorship. 35. The restored Republic of Lithuania is a democratic republic, a member of both the European Union and NATO. 36. When World War I ended and the Republic of Lithuania was established, Lithuanian Jews were permitted to return home. 37. The former Soviet republics of Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia have aggravated Russia by their firm intentions to join NATO. 38. The same day the Soviet changed its name to the " Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania ". 39. The official holidays are found in Article 162 of the " Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania ." 40. This name came to popular use and was eventually legitimized and became official in the independent Republic of Lithuania .
