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“At the moment, we do not intend to join parties that are experiencing internal dramas and downplaying other politicians, moreover, we do not think of leaving or dispersing, as the opponents propose,” the Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party (LSDDP) said. the presidium in a statement.
“We feel enough support from like-minded people, we believe in the possibility of consolidating left-wing political forces and we will pursue it consistently,” he said.
According to the “Social Workers”, some of the former members of the Social Democratic Party (LSDP) blame the LSDDP for the formation of a new party for their defeat in the Seimas elections, “they offer to lead the party and walk away, a kind of who of we would be rejected and who cannot be Social Democrats at all. “
“The resigning leader of the LSDP (Gintautas Paluckas – BNS) and his entourage are looking for manifestations of ‘bismorrhagia’ inside and accuse the competitors of joining us,” we said in a statement. It was signed by party leader Gediminas Kirkilas.
According to the presidium, the new party was established to preserve “the traditional moderate social democracy in Lithuania, and this goal has not lost its relevance today.”
Additionally, LSDDP is planning a congress on May 22 to update the program and leadership and begin preparations for the municipal elections.
It is true that Gediminas Kirkilas, the president of the LSDDP party, has previously spoken of the possible merger of the parties, commenting on the possibilities of Juozas Olekas, a member of the European Parliament and a Social Democrat, to run for the office of president. of the LSPD.
According to G. Kirkilas, J. Olekas could be a person who brings the parties together.
However, Olekas himself called the possibility of such a merger and Kirkilas’s comments “ingenious schemes to retaliate and exact revenge for a lost election.”
Last week, the LSDP council elected the mayor of Jonava, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, as interim president.
M. Sinkevičius will lead the Social Democrats until the congress on May 29, during which the new president-elect of the LSDP will be approved.
The Social Democrats approved the interim president after Gintautas Paluckas announced his resignation from the party presidency on January 22 following criticism from the parties.
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