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Ingrida Šimonytė, a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the National Christian Democratic Union of Lithuania who won the elections to the Seimas, says the new majority will not rush to lift the bans imposed by the outgoing government, but promises to evaluate which of them will give its fruits.
“Due to various prohibitions and restrictions, the main message would be that there will be no revolution here, that the new Seimas will be summoned suddenly, the new majority and one day in November will cancel all the decisions made by the previous Seimas,” the politician said in a press conference on Monday.
According to her, all restrictions, including the sale of alcohol, should be evaluated on their merits, discussed with health professionals, companies and other interested parties.
Due to various bans and restrictions, the key message would be that there will be no such revolution here.
“So I don’t rule out that some part of the requirements or some provisions may change, but again, it won’t happen overnight, during the week or immediately. You must first find out what works and what doesn’t. What is not working must be changed and we just have to discuss how to change it, ”said I. Šimonytė.
Conservatives who have been in the opposition so far won Sunday’s elections with 50 seats and began talks on a ruling center-right coalition with the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party.
These forces would have a fragile majority of 74 members in the Seimas. Conservatives are calling for other parties to meet as well.
In 2018, the age of alcohol buyers in Lithuania was increased to 20 years, advertising controls were tightened and excise duties were increased.
I. Šimonytė promises to be open to the media
I. Šimonytė, the candidate of the Lithuanian National Christian Democratic Union for Prime Minister, who won the elections, promises to be open in communication with the media.
“I am an open person, sometimes maybe honest, but I try all the time to answer all the questions, except the ones that I simply cannot answer,” the politician said at a news conference on Monday.
“What would the Government be like if I had to lead it, I really promise the same on my part: openness, transparency and, in any case, the answer to your questions, unless I can answer your question and then I will say that for some reason I cannot answer that question. answer, ”he added.
Party leader Gabriel Landsberg said the outgoing rulers’ strained relations with the media “did not create a good atmosphere in the state” and contributed to the difficulty of communicating and negotiating.
“Those particularly sharp corners did not really create a good atmosphere in the state, those sparks that came from the government side to the media, it seems to me that they contributed more to that atmosphere of such difficulty: it is difficult to communicate, it is difficult to speak. I hope this can really be changed, “Landsberg said.
Conservatives who have been in the opposition so far won Sunday’s elections with 50 seats and began talks on a ruling center-right coalition with the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party. These forces would have a fragile majority of 74 members in the Seimas. Conservatives are calling for other parties to meet as well.
Results
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