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The Conservatives, the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party announced on Monday night that they intended to form a government headed by Ingrida Šimonytė.
“We are determined to mobilize to restore trust between the state and its people and to form a coalition and a government led by Ingrida Šimonytė,” the party presidents said in a statement.
According to preliminary data, the Lithuanian Christian Democrats of the National Union won 50 seats in the Seimas and, together with the coalition partners, would have a fragile majority in parliament.
The leaders of the three parties say that in the Seimas elections, Lithuanian citizens “expressed the expectation of a new political and quality culture.”
“The public has expressed their confidence in democratic political parties, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and the decline in confidence in the country’s rulers is a testament to the need for political change,” said the statement.
Party leaders affirm that “Lithuania will be stronger if the political forces manage to reach long-term agreements on the most important issues of the development of the state and society.”
“We are ready to represent all Lithuanian citizens, not just those who voted for our political forces. Therefore, we will invite other parliamentary political forces to join the agreements on the most important works of the coalition and will consider including their ideas. programmatic, ”the statement reads.
The meeting was attended by Gabrielius Landsbergis, leader of the National Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Ingrida Šimonytė, leader of the list, Simonas Gentvilas, vice president of the Liberal Movement, and other representatives of the party.
S. Gentvilas claimed that the party’s president, Viktorija Čmilytė, who had to isolate herself due to contacts with people infected with coronavirus, will also participate in the negotiations remotely.
Name the desired ministries and future ministers
Aušrinė Armonaitė, leader of the Freedom Party, announced earlier on Sunday that he would go to the center-right coalition with the Conservatives. V. Čmilytė-Nielsen does not rule out that possibility either.
“We have tentatively talked with Ingrida and Aušrine that we will definitely meet tonight, with a sufficient number of mandates. For my part, it will be a meeting by electronic means of communication, but in any case, that conversation will surely take place if the results will. We still don’t have them, “says the president of the Liberal Movement.
Earlier, V. Čmilytė-Nielsen told reporters that in case of victory, he would like to appoint three ministers: Education, Environment and Economy and Innovation. The president of the Liberal Movement tells the tv3.lt news portal that the party has thought about what it would like to lead these ministries.
“Simon Gentville is our candidate for Minister of the Environment. We appointed Audrius Klišonis as shadow Minister of Health. We see Simon Kairis as Minister of Economy and Innovation. We also have a strong candidate for Minister of the Interior, Vitalijus Gailius. We also have a candidate for Minister of Education, but not a member of the party. She is an expert and I would not like to name her last name, “says V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.
According to preliminary data, TS-LKD won 26 seats in the second round and 24 won a total of 50 seats in the first round. A total of 54 party representatives went to the second round.
“I think we will join both liberal parties without excluding or qualifying them.” I think the Freedom Party did not have much representation in this period.
But I can say that the level of trust that we have been able to build by working in the opposition really allows us to start dignified, honorable speeches, based on a high level of trust, ”TS-LKD President Gabrielius Landsbergis told reporters, election night.
If it is the TS-LKD, the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party that will unite the ruling coalition, these parties together will have at least 74 seats. For this reason, Landsberg says he does not see the need to negotiate with, say, the Labor Party.
“Today, we do not see the need for the arithmetic coalition to involve other parties. But to speak I really see the need, the opportunity. And I don’t rule out that we do, ”said G. Landsbergis.
At the time, the party’s list leader, Ingrida Šimonytė, while admitting that she intends to form a coalition with the liberal parties, still offers to wait for the final election results.
There is still no talk about the division of positions
So far, I. Šimonytė and G. Landsbergis are in no rush to talk about their ministerial candidates.
“I just realized that I would definitely like to keep something under my skin. If there are very great candidates that the coalition partners could come up with, I think we could really consider that.
Perhaps there are those areas in which we have a naturally greater presence: in the field of energy, on the subject of Astrava, etc. We must look with our eyes open in order to have the best confidence of the public, ”I. Šimonytė told reporters on election night.
He added that the party has candidates for ministerial positions.
First round winners
During the first round of elections on October 11, the Christian Democrats of Lithuania and the National Union obtained the most votes with 24.8 percent. Voter votes. The party secured 23 seats in the Seimas.
Second, with 17.5 percent. votes and 16 mandates: the Union of Greens and Peasants of Lithuania. In the third, he collected 9.47 percent. votes and won 9 seats – Labor Party.
After receiving eight seats, 9.26 percent received. Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, which received 9.02 percent of the vote. the Freedom Party, which won votes. 6.79 percent won 6 seats. the Liberal Movement, which obtained votes.
More matches 5 percent. did not overcome the electoral barrier.
After the first round of elections, Lithuanian citizens cast their votes not only for single-member members, but also for parties. And this Sunday, another 68 members of the Seimas were elected from single-member districts. Three have already been selected in the first round. Another 70 politicians entered parliament on party lists.
Voter turnout is higher than in 2016.
Voter turnout in the second round of the Seimas elections reached 39.7 percent, Laura Matjošaitytė, president of the Central Election Commission, announced when polling stations closed on Sunday.
“In Lithuania, 27.31 percent voted until 8 pm voters, 52.14% abroad and a total of 27.78% today. Voters, 11.29 percent voted early. Voters. Adding the total number, we would get that, according to preliminary data, about 39.7 percent voted. Voters, “said L. Matjošaitytė during the press conference.
Voter participation during these Seimas elections in the first round amounted to 47.81 percent, in the 2016 elections in the first round, participation reached 50.64 percent, in the second round 38.1 percent. hundred. During the 2012 Seimas elections, the general turnout was 52.93 percent, and in the second round of the elections it reached 35.91 percent.
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