Conservatives are still restrained: we’re only after the first half

“It just came to our attention then. Then we can probably comment on the results of the elections themselves. And now we can only thank together the people who came, expressed their will, and I think they will be appreciated. We are only after the first half. Probably We will count the chickens when the second (quarter) ends and all the competition.

Today (…) we will not see the complete video, as is usually the case. We can only predict this and that. We urge those who have seen the matter discussed now, as well as not to lose it (…) in the second round. Because then we will really see what the will of the people really was, ”said Ingrida Šimonytė, leader of the TS-LKD list.

The president of the TS-LKD, Gabrielius Landsbergis, together with the leader of the list, thanked those who came to vote, “who, despite some disturbances related to the epidemic situation, still walked, voted and expressed their civic will” .

“I also want to thank the district staff, some of whom had to go home, dressed in bathrobes, all kinds of plastics and plastics, and helping people who are isolated, who are sick or who simply did not dare to go. counties for their age. Many thanks to them, “said G. Landsbergis.

The president of the TS-LKD regretted that the electoral campaign was not about what unites, but about “who is against what.”

“It just came to our notice then. We wanted a ‘pro’ campaign, a campaign where we could talk about jobs, mobilization, consensus building, to try to counter the negative background that was rife during the campaign. I hope it was successful. , that has been heard by the people, and we will fight for the same attitude in the second round, ”said G. Landsbergis.

There is no clear support strategy in the second rounds.

According to the party president, the conservatives do not have a clear strategy of what they will support in the second rounds in those unique members where their party candidates will not enter.

“First of all, we decided that we will definitely not be ‘against’, we will be ‘for’. In other words, we will analyze the values, the reputation, the compatibility of the software of the candidates and express that position. Perhaps in some constituencies that position is expressed by our single-member members, who will not go to the second round. When the party leadership can do something, “said G. Landsbergis.

The TS-LKD president did not speculate on whether initial talks on the ruling coalition could start tonight.

“It’s very difficult to say. Judging from the last election, you may have to wait a long time for the result. (…) At least our attitude is that we should look very calmly at how things will look here. If there are such intentions to speak of, we are certainly open, ”said G. Landsbergis.

Activity was associated with pandemic conditions

According to data from the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), voter turnout in the first round of the Seimas elections reached 47.16 percent. – three percentage points less than four years ago, published by the SNB.

The TS-LKD list leader attributed the low voter turnout to pandemic conditions.

“It must be evaluated that we have elections in very unconventional circumstances, there is a pandemic, we probably had a record turnout beforehand. We did not have it even in the presidential elections, when people tend to vote much more actively than in the Seimas elections.

There is less activity than in 2016. It is probably not “fall, which is like a stone”, but probably that pandemic. Some people were unable to exercise their constitutional rights. These are topics that should be discussed very openly. (…) “, said I. Šimonytė.