Gabriel Landsberg: The minority government option is quite realistic

“We did not draw red lines. We really chose this campaign and this position. We believe that Lithuania needs more for, not against. The fact that we have people from all sides today, I will not accept it, I do not love it, he is not a friend to me, I have something, but don’t vote for it, “G. Landsbergis told reporters.

According to him, such a negative mood in Lithuania does not create an atmosphere of consensus that would allow any government or to do joint work.

“I had named a party, I could not repeat it without promoting anti-state activities. I think other political forces, depending on how they will look, how they will look, what factions they will have, maybe one member or another, maybe there will be a mixed one, let’s see, time will tell, ”Landsbergis said.

When asked why he decided to vote in the snap election, Landsberg said he felt safer this year and would only wait for the election results on Sunday.

“28 thousand are also a bit disturbing. People who are currently in isolation. We have just received messages urging people in isolation to register. The registration numbers are very small.” I do not want to see any angry will from the Government, which previously he refused to send a reminder message, but I still do not know how they can participate in the elections, these people can feel deprived of their constitutional rights, “said the politician.

G. Landsbergis himself said that he had flocked to Kaunas, because he was elected there, and the party’s attitude was not to change constituencies for those who won in them.

Asked if he hopes to enter the Seimas during the first round or if the second will be decisive, G. Landsbergis said that everything will depend on the voters and participation.

“Maybe he won’t make it to the second round,” Landsberg joked.

Minority government is considered a fairly realistic option

Landsbergis was reluctant to talk about possible coalitions, but did not rule out a minority government option.

Ingrida Šimonytė spoke about the Minority Government, which means a strong minority faction, perhaps supported by other forces, I did not reject this option, I think it is quite realistic. But again, this is our favorite coffee grounds spell, “said G. Landsbergis.

When asked if there had already been negotiations with other political forces, Landsberg answered no. However, there were discussions about joint work after the Seimas elections, he said, in the Seimas hall.

“Something like that is in the Seimas room where you talk to colleagues who are sitting nearby,” he said.

After clarifying who he specifically spoke to, G. Landsbergis replied: “Let’s remember what the Seimas room is like. Liberals nearby, it won’t surprise anyone here. “

Did not release his voice

G. Landsbergis, who joined the queue of voters waiting to vote, did not make it to the polls. After speaking to the media, in the middle of the queue, the politician withdrew.

It is possible that in this way he avoided the confrontation with his political opponent, the leader of the Union of Peasants and Greens Ramūnas Karbauskis, who soon came to vote and was waiting in line with other voters.

Vytautė Šmaižytė, a representative of the Conservative Party, informed the BNS that G. Landsbergis would vote later in Kaunas on Wednesday, but the exact time is still unknown.

G. Landsbergis was inscribed on the party’s electoral list with the second number, the first place was awarded to former presidential candidate Ingrida Šimonyte.

Although G. Landsbergis’ chances of entering the Seimas of the new term are not in doubt, the Conservative leader is also a candidate in the single-member electoral district of Kaunas Center – Žaliakalnis.

This district is probably considered the last conservative fortress in Kaunas. Rasa Juknevičienė ran for and won a series of elections in a row, and in 2016 he “handed him over” to party leader G. Landsbergis.

This became a significant maneuver after the local government elections, in which the Vieningas Kaunas social movement, assembled by Visvaldas Matijošaitis, defeated the conservatives who ruled Kaunas for many years.

In 2016, G. Landsbergis, who ran in the Center-Žaliakalnis constituency, became the only Conservative “single member” elected in Kaunas, in other constituencies the candidates of the Peasants and Greens Union and V. Matijošaitis won. “United Kaunas”, which supported them.

This time, in the constituency of the Center – Žaliakalnis, the mandate of a member of the Seimas is exceptionally high, including 15 candidates.

Among them is Valdemaras Chomičius, a political novice, a representative of the party “Lithuania – All”, a basketball player and coach, Audronė Jankuvienė, a representative of the peasants and Greens who lost to Landsbergis in the second round of the elections, but he left the Seimas after leaving the European Parliament. chose Stasys Jakeliūnas.

For the first time, the Polish electoral campaign in Lithuania, the Union of Christian Families, decided to try their luck in the Conservative Bastion and appointed Minister of Transport and Communications Jaroslav Narkevičius.

Delphi recalls that early voting can be cast until Thursday night, the Seimas elections will be held on October 11.