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102 of the 111 party delegates who voted in favor, nine members voted against.
The vote was carried out with delegates sitting in their cars and listening to instructions on an established radio frequency, and the mandates had to be lifted out the window.
“Tvarkiečiai” will also solemnly join the reorganized party of the Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) led by Artūras Zuokas on Saturday in the capital.
“I think this will be the right step … I hope the next few years will be good, there will be many challenges,” Remigijus Žemaitaitis, the leader of the liquidated “order”, said at the congress on Saturday.
He also invited the audience to pose for the last time on the “ordained” flags, and also said he hoped to celebrate victory in the fall parliamentary elections.
Previously, the leader of the movement “Forward, Lithuania” Artūras Paulauskas and his team joined this party. The new structure will be called “Liberty and Justice”, R. Zemaitaitis claims to become the leader of this political force.
Even before deciding to liquidate the “ordered” party, its president said that the idea of renewing the party had been debated for years, and that the party’s liquidation had been caused by legal problems.
“Dear ones, let’s understand a simple thing:” Order and justice have so many problems, legal problems that are not so easy to solve, “R. Žemaitaitis told the audience.
According to him, the judgment in which the party is judged is like the sword of Damocles for its financing.
“Unfortunately, a crucial day is approaching – November and April 15 and the decision of the Central Electoral Commission – to suspend the concession to the party. 357 thousand The euro is currently in the electoral bill of our party, but all are under arrest, “said the party leader.
For this reason, he said he was convinced that joining other political forces was the right way for “police”.
Currently, the Order and Justice Party is accused as a legal entity of receiving more than 350,000 bribes or illegally wasted assets. and entrepreneurs are suspected of contributing to these schemes.
According to law enforcement, the money was used by the party to publicize its activities.
Officials accuse businessmen of helping the party seek its influence in public procurement in the ministries of the interior and environment.
In 2013-2014, when the alleged crimes were committed, these ministries were headed by delegated representatives of the “police”.
According to prosecutors, the part, according to the charges, is threatened by 1.9 million. A fine of up to eight years for individuals.
The Tvarkiečių case is being heard at the Panevėžys Regional Court.
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