The formation of LEO LT was controversial and attracted much criticism. The main complains included that the new company would again monopolize the market which was divided only in 2002, that NDX Energija was selected as a partner without a public competition, and that the deal possibly violated the Constitution of Lithuania and regulations of the European Union on monopoly in energy. In its decision of 2 March 2009, the Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled that while there were minor violations in the deal between the government and NDX Energija they were not substantial to merit voiding the agreement. The company was followed by continuous allegations of corruption. One commentator labeled the debacle as the "fraud of the century".
