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However, there is a consensus: the next municipal elections, if they take place, will be very interesting, as parties may face challenges in finding solid candidates. At that time, public election committees can try to bribe the stars.
There are more variations
Vytautas Dumbliauskas, a professor at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), claimed that R. Šimašius’s preliminary report on not continuing with the third term was very strange. According to him, the possibility of R. Šimašius resigning for another term in the name of national politics is also doubtful, since the next elections to the Seimas are even after the municipal elections.
V. Dumbliauskas considered that this decision, for certain personal reasons, may have the desire to pursue a career outside of politics. However, according to the political scientist, this is no less surprising: people who have usually spent many years in politics no longer want to retire from it.
“I have noticed that it is very difficult for people to leave politics. Even some very experienced members of the Seimas, like Gediminas Kirkilas, became members of the Seimas (Andrius Palionis – aut. past.) as an assistant. He occupies a position for which young people tend to work ”, said the portal. lrytas.lt declared V. Dumbliauskas.
It was also supported by Vytautas Isoda, associate professor and political scientist at the Lithuanian Military Academy (LKA).
“I can only interpret that R. Šimašius is thinking about national politics, the next elections to the Seimas. However, he could run for the Seimas both from the position of mayor and to maintain the list of the Freedom Party. Therefore, this argument can vanish “, considered V. Isoda.
At the time, Rima Urbonaitė, a political scientist at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), said that R. Šimašius’s decision was not surprising: according to her, it is natural for a person who has been mayor for several periods to plan a career at another level. or in another field.
“Even though Lithuania has a tradition of managing municipalities after twenty years, some mayors have taken those chairs, I think a couple of terms are already enough time to implement their visions. It is also possible to think about changing the course of the race ”, said R. Urbonaitė.
According to her, a previous statement can show several things.
“Elemental fatigue can be one thing, because in reality this position is not warm or golden, it is intense and exhausting work.
There may also be a desire to change career direction, perhaps to think about national politics. And there are also a number of separate directions in national politics. Naturally, some people have started talking about presidential positions, but I would not try to shoot blindly, I think there may be more variations in the same national policy, “said the political scientist.
A solution was expected
Vytautas Mitalas, a former deputy mayor of Vilnius and a member of the Freedom Party, claimed that while such a move by R. Šimašius was atypical for Lithuanian politicians, he was not surprised that this decision had been discussed earlier.
At that time, V. Mitalas very positively evaluates the possibilities of R.Šimašius to act in national politics. “R. Šimašius has already shown that he can be a politician at the national level, he has been that way for almost eight years. I think it would be a great achievement for Lithuania if he continued his career in politics, did not deviate from politics, ”said V. Mitalas, the host of Lietuvos Rytas“ New Day ”television.
“I would very much like his intention to continue political activities and enter national politics, but I don’t know if there will be such intentions, we haven’t talked about that issue, maybe he doesn’t have such a strong decision at all.” “added the Seimas member.
Don’t even see “semi-finished products”?
A big question remains as to who could successfully run for mayor of Vilnius in 2023. According to V. Dumbliauskas, now that person is not visible.
“The Conservatives do not have a serious candidate for mayor of Vilnius, that is a fact. The Social Democrats are weak and mean nothing in Vilnius, all the more so since I don’t know what they could raise.
I suspect that Artūras Zuokas will run again. He needs such activities, he cannot be a businessman, ”said the political scientist.
R. Urbonaitė in second place – according to her, the parties will have a very serious challenge to find a candidate who can appear solidly in the Vilnius mayoral elections: “So far, the menu of candidates is very unclear. It seems that the parties, as always, will have serious problems proposing solid candidates.
“Admittedly, the last election campaign of the Vilnius city mayor was not characterized by an abundance of solid candidates who could really compete. Now, when R. Šimašis leaves the game, it will definitely be very interesting. Probably A.Zuokas it. “He will try again. And the candidates prepared in other parties or at least of the” semi-finished “type are not yet well enlightened”, estimated R. Urbonaitė.
“It just came to our attention then. Let’s not forget that if the Seimas does not approve amendments to the Constitution and other laws, it is possible that we will not have direct elections for mayors,” said the political scientist.
Although parties may face challenges in finding strong candidates, the political scientist does not rule out the possibility of expecting some kind of “star parade” from public electoral committees.
“The public electoral committees, I do not rule out, will use the strategy to launch as many stars as possible,” predicted R. Urbonaitė.
The mayor of the capital, R.Šimašius, announced on Facebook on Thursday that he would not reach the post of mayor of Vilnius for the third term.
“I will not run for mayor of Vilnius in 2023. I think two terms are the optimal time to demonstrate your skills, achieve great results, create long-term change. And at the same time not identify with the publication, not merge with it , don’t get lost: cities are changing rapidly, the people who run them must also change ”, wrote the mayor of the city.
