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“This is the first half and it is necessary to play the competition to the end,” he told a press conference held at the Palace of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on Monday morning.
Conservative President Gabriel Landsberg noted that there was a lot of opposition in the previous campaign.
“The tactic chosen by the competitors was not to compete with ideas, but to compete in opposition, to urge people not to support one or another political force. The opposition created a strongly negative atmosphere.
Our self-imposed goal was to spend the minimum on battalions. To present your program, the characteristics, list as much as possible, “he said.
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė said that the timing of the pandemic caused problems for everyone.
“We would like to thank everyone who came and voted. Also for committee members whose work was not easy. There are many challenges ahead, ”he said.
According to R. Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, it is obvious that today’s Lithuanian voters want a different policy: “More restrained, more brilliant, seeking more consensus, not opposition.”
Cohesion Coalition
Landsbergis said Monday that the most important message for conservatives right now is a possible unity coalition.
“It is a broad coalition that could cover a wider range of voter expectations. This means that those voters can be invited to go to the second round and vote in it,” he said.
Mr. Landsbergis also said that the programs of the remaining parties must be taken into account when forming the Government.
“You can speak up when it is clear who has received the most trust from the voters,” Landsberg said.
Speaking about the party’s support for the candidates of other political forces in the second round of the elections, the president of the TS-LKD said that he would support parties that support “Europe, Western Lithuania.”
“We will start that process after the end of this press conference. (…) First of all, the eyes go to the parties who want a European Western Lithuania; criteria such as the human rights approach, freedom of expression, the principle of the rule of law are quite essential, ”said G. Landsbergis.
For his part, I. Šimonytė pointed out that forming a coalition with the Liberals can cause problems when it comes to harmonizing tax provisions.
“Such a classic discussion can probably consist of imagining how much a country can cut taxes and secure funding for education, health care, social security, and other important areas. However, I think through frank discussion, we might as well find consensus on these issues, “he said.
The Union of the Fatherland – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, according to initial data from the Central Electoral Commission, collected 24 percent in the first round of the Seimas elections. votes and will receive 23 seats in parliament.
44 Conservatives entered the second round of the elections. The victory in the Antakalnis district was already won by I. Šimonytė, who got 62.18 percent. votes.
The second round of the parliamentary elections will take place on October 25.
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