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“Owners, judges, after the bloody repression against women you can still come shopping
To relax in the Lukashenko SPA in the Lithuanian shops and maybe even in Druskininkai. Why
We do not allow only Lukashenko and 29 other friends to enter Lithuania. I am ashamed that much has been done, “the leader of the conservative opposition and Seimas G. Landsbergis said on Saturday at an extraordinary party congress.
As members of the Belarusian opposition experienced even more severe persecution from the Alexander Lukashenko regime, the president of the TS-LKD asked the government to support them not only with diplomatic statements, but also with financial support and treatment.
Photo by D. Labutis / ELTA.
“In Minsk, the last representative of the legitimate human authorities, Sviatlana Alexeyevich, a Nobel laureate who has barricaded herself in her home, is waiting with the EU ambassadors to be packed up and taken away. Other opponents were arrested or forced. to flee. And we are still considering which diplomatic wording to choose? “Said the Conservative leader.
“History sadly recalls the obstacles. As long as geopolitical Brussels is silent, the government and other institutions must do their job, not cover the Seimas documents as if they had a Belarusian flag on a Facebook photo. Civil society needs financial assistance. and refugees need a functioning humanitarian corridor. The regime needs sanctions. Sanctions need allies in Europe. Let’s work! “
Belarusian sound directors Wladyslaw Sokolowski and Kirill Galanov received a standing ovation at the party congress on Saturday.
They became famous when, on August 6, when the government-loyal Lukashenko regime held a celebration in the Kiev garden in Minsk, they played the legendary song “Peremen!” From Victor Coy (I want a change). The following day, the court sentenced them to ten days of administrative arrest for vandalism and resisting officials. Due to persecution by the regime, the men came to Lithuania.
“It is terrible to realize that in the 21st century, repression can be experienced by speaking your mind, refusing to follow an illegal order from the leadership, or simply playing a song,” Sokolowski said at the convention.
It is appalling to realize that in the 21st century, repression can be experienced by speaking your mind by refusing to carry out an illegal management instruction.
Belarus has been protesting for a month since the August 9 presidential elections, which were won by authoritarian leader Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western countries consider these elections to be rigged.
Mass protests in the country are being forcibly suppressed and the European Union is considering imposing sanctions on regime officials responsible for the violence and electoral fraud.
In early September, the Baltic states issued sanctions against Lukashenko and 29 other members of the regime, who are blamed for manipulating the elections and violence against peaceful protesters. They have been banned from entering Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for five years.
Lithuanian leaders have said that the list of people who will be subject to sanctions will be completed.
The Foreign Ministry has previously announced that it has proposed that the Interior Ministry blacklist 118 Belarusian officials.
Final program for the Seimas elections announced
TS-LKD gathered for an extraordinary Grand Congress on Saturday, during which it announced its electoral motto – “Strengthen Lithuania” and the final 2020. Electoral program of the Seimas.
“Lithuania will win if there is a strong National Union, a strong coalition, a strong Government. Conservatives are talking mainly about principles and facts, more effective and moderate policies that will strengthen the state. Our community goes to this election not only with a list of extremely strong candidates, but also with an exceptional program. This time we do not have a 400-page document, but we specify very precisely what we want to do. Lithuania is stronger when it can act. In this year’s program, our goal is to say most importantly, ”says Ingrida Šimonytė, leader of the TS-LKD list, in a press release.
Conservative President Gabriel Landsbergi, in turn, calls the party’s program a “contract with the public.”
“The road to victory for a strong state is paved not only with good wishes, but with a lot of work. With this in mind, we wrote the program. How easy would it be to write that next year we will live like Switzerland, maybe at least like Finland. After all, that’s what everyone does. But people are tired of broken promises, like someone who promises you a Christmas every time it doesn’t come yet. But a change is needed when crying. Therefore, our program is different. Less is more. Our program is our contract with the public, works with very precise names that I am sure we will be able to do. Politicians always have a choice: not to cheat, not to manipulate and to tell the truth, and a lot less awkward. But that’s the only way we can focus on working together. Only then can we expect trust in the state and in each other to grow, “says G. Landsbergis.
According to the party report, the head of the TS-LKD program development working group, dr. Jurgita Šiugždinienė emphasizes that during the preparation of the program, the party declared three fundamental principles: clear priorities, respect for the opinion of experts, and leadership and responsibility.
“It is important to us that the future Government and its members understand the importance of priorities. You will not be able to complete all the work in a short time, so you must be clear about what is most important. Our goal is for the program to be a document coherent and clearly prioritized that tells us what we want to see in Lithuania. That is why we believe that it is the core of the work outlined in this document that will allow us to achieve the objective of building a strong State, and the State will only be so when the confidence of the people in it grow. We have outlined seven challenges that we must solve in order for the trust in the state to grow, and we, the whole people of Lithuania, will feel free and worthy, “says J. Šiugždinienė.
7 challenges posed and solutions announced
TS-LKD announces that its program raises the 7 main challenges Lithuania is currently facing: faltering democracy and chaotic public governance, unequal opportunities and different starting positions for our children, an unbalanced healthcare system, an exhausted economic model, increase in unemployment, social deepening. exclusion and demographic winter, threats to statehood, and irresponsible and environmentally damaging activities.
Ways to solve the challenges are also proposed: reduce the development of legislation, restore the prestige of working for the state, establish a new Western standard of services, e. Expansion of services. It also promises to ensure high-quality early childhood education for all children, an equal quality standard of education in all Lithuanian schools, a state Millennium Gymnasium program, and less segregation between major cities and regions.
By addressing the issue of an unbalanced health care system, the party promises to empower family physicians, refine the activities of district hospitals based on the specific needs of the district and the population, improve conditions workforce of medical staff and residents, strengthen pandemic preparedness and establish a “super hospital.”
Photo by D. Labutis / ELTA.
To transform the economic model, it is planned to establish a strategic investment fund, concentrate resources in several priority economic areas, strengthen research centers in major cities, create a strong ecosystem for start-up, individualize and digitize social services, ensure the stability of the pension system and review the pension structure. Conservatives also promise to offer a package to young families, empowering and creating more opportunities for active work and life for older people.
The TS-LKD program also addresses the threats to the synchronization of the electricity system with continental Europe, the absolute economic blockade of the Astrava nuclear power plant, the increase of NATO’s collective defense capabilities in the region and the irresponsible activities and harmful to the environment by strengthening public participation in environmental decision-making while preserving mature forests. , using technologies to advance urban infrastructure and reducing pollution and increasing responsible consumption.
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