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The meeting of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) with I. Šimonyte began with the greeting.
“Respect?” Asked A. Sys, the eldest of the Social Democratic faction.
“Respect,” replied I. Šimonytė.
Speaking in the room, the leader of the LSDP, Gintautas Paluckas, first asked the Prime Minister to review the alternative government program they had developed and perhaps to include something in the plan of measures for the implementation of the government program.
“This would lead to a broader consensus and understanding when proposing a bill or supporting opposition government initiatives,” the politician said.
Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Gintautas Paluckas
He asked why the Government program was not aimed at decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of psychoactive substances, legalizing same-sex couples, or spelling personal names in non-Lithuanian letters.
The Prime Minister replied that the views of the coalition members differed on these issues, so it was decided to decide everything in the Seimas. And here you are supposed to need broad support.
“It has been made very clear that the issues on which we do not receive exactly the same treatment, and all the issues you have listed, are such <...>, and that it will need the broader support of the political forces in the Seimas, to be immediately included in the Seimas agenda. And it has been done completely consciously, “said I. Šimonytė.
According to her, each of the above issues should mobilize the support of different political forces.
The Social Democrat Julius Sabatauskas did not ratify the Istanbul Convention in the government program.
I. Šimonytė resigned when this is also decided in the Seimas, when the Seimas will include this issue on the agenda of the sessions.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs will stand on the platform and present the presidential decree, there is no problem here. The documents are in the Seimas, it is no longer necessary to present them, ”said the Prime Minister.
Another Social Democrat, Linas Jonauskas, was concerned whether the new cabinet would seek to change the decisions initiated by the “peasants” and extend the time to sell alcohol, especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The politician also asked which of the ministers of the future cabinet is the weakest and the one with the least powers.
I. Šimonytė did not want to evaluate his ministers.
If these are people with whom I acknowledge, I will not judge them.
“If these are the people I am going to seek intelligence with, I will not judge them. I can have comments on the competence of one person or the other, but I can also have a lot of comments, “he said, pledging his help to the ministers.
According to I. Šimonytė, the new government does not intend to extend the sale of alcohol.
“In some countries, additional bans on the sale of alcohol have been introduced to reduce the incentive for people to choose larger groups for internal consumption at home,” the prime minister said, adding that some restrictions on alcohol trade imposed by “peasants” were good, but should be evaluated. .
“But right now, I don’t think it’s a very good idea to change the rules of the alcohol trade urgently,” added I. Šimonytė.
I don’t think it is a very good idea here to urgently change the rules on the alcohol trade.
“It reassured us,” laughed A. Sys.
He wondered how much the government of I. Šimonytomete promises to increase the redistribution of the budget during his term. I.Šimonytė tried to model it.
“I can’t say how much I’ll do, but I can say whatever I want. It would be fine, but I don’t know if during the quarter [pavyks] <...>We would certainly be losing at least 1.5% in the shortest time possible. or 2 percent. social security, about 1%. health protection and another 1%. which would be necessary in part for national defense, culture and perhaps in part for education from the beginning, ”he said.
The approval of the program of the center-right government led by I. Šimonytė will take place at the Seimas on Friday.
The new government will receive the powers after the Seimas approves its program and is sworn in by the new ministers.
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