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The Supreme Council - Restoration Seimas of Republic of Lithuania (oficially known as Supreme Council of the Republic of  Lithuania), was the supreme governing body, elected in 1990. The first meeting was held in 1990 10 March, the last - 1992 11 November.

Powers
As outlined in the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1990) the Supreme Council has the following powers :
 * to adopt the  Constitution of  the Republic of Lithuania and amend it;
 * to call  for  elections  for  deputies  throughout  the Republic of  Lithuania and  to confirm  the  composition  of  the Electoral Commission of the Republic;
 * to approve drafts of the basic programmes of economic and social development of the  Republic of Lithuania; approval of budget
 * to regulate property  relations of  in the  Republic
 * to interpret the laws of the Republic of Lithuania;
 * to form state  bodies accountable to the Supreme Council of the  Republic of  Lithuania; to establish the systems of the procuracy, the Courts and other judicial  bodies of  the  Republic  of  Lithuania.
 * to elect Chairman and Vice-chairmans, and Secretary of the Supreme Council
 * to elect the  Supreme Court  of Lithuania and judges of regional and  city courts,  to appoint  the Procurator-General of the Republic of Lithuania;
 * to  hold  regular  hearings,  to  receive  reports  by institutions established and elected by the Supreme Council, with the exception of the  Supreme Court  of Lithuania;
 * when necessary, to issue nonconfidence votes by secret ballot regarding the Executive Branch of the Republic of Lithuania and other institutions formed by the Supreme Council or regarding any of their  members, with the exception  of the  Supreme Court of Lithuania;
 * to establish appropriate  measures to  guarantee  state security and  public order;
 * to reapportion the administrative-territorial structure of the  Republic of  Lithuania;
 * to change the names and status of administrative-territorial units;
 * to consider matters  relating to  the foreign policy of the Republic  of Lithuania; to  ratify and  renounce international  treaties of the Republic;
 * to establish state awards of the Republic of Lithuania;
 * to adopt a  decision  to  hold  referendum;
 * to issue acts of amnesty;
 * to repeal  directives  and  decrees  of  the  Executive Branch, as  well as decisions of regional councils and municipal councils of the Republic if they  conflict  with  existing legislation;
 * to resolve other significant issues of state.

Political activity
From the outset the work of the Supreme Council in March 11 1990, Lithuania adopted the Reconstruction Act and the Provisional Basic Law. On March 12 The Supreme Council adopted Resolution 1967, on 12 October USSR universal military service law was declared invalid within the Republic of Lithuania. The Council also has nationalized all assets of the USSR, located in Lithuania. But already, on 15 March, Soviet Congress of People's Deputies adopted a resolution, in which restoration the independence of the Republic of Lithuania was declared illegal and void. 1,463 deputies voted for, against - 98, abstentions - 128.

Economic blockade has suspended the country's economic growth and the foreign states would not recognize the independence of Lithuania. But on 5 September 1991, after failed 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, the Soviet federal government has oficialy recognised independence of Lithuania and other Baltic states, and ceased blockade.