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“The president’s annual report has a certain structure, but it didn’t really contain everything. I would say that the main thing was: summarize the problems, describe the situation in Lithuania, highlight various shortcomings, and finally some perspective on what should be done. When it comes to foreign policy, what I missed is a deeper approach and a broader spectrum. Although the main things were named: NATO, the EU, Poland and, of course, Belarus, but more through the prism of human rights. More was needed here, because the president is still responsible for foreign policy, “said the political scientist on Delfi Day.
According to her, the speech was met with fierce criticism from the government and other authorities.
“It seemed that everyone, all authorities, were to blame, except the president, when the president himself was really an integral part of the interaction between political institutions. “A lot of blame has been placed on the Government, and I did not understand it, thanking the Government for continuing to face the pandemic, even though it may be a mistake to make mistakes, but at least now the result is visible, especially in cases more recent. ”Novagrockiene.
As for public opposition to questions of value, according to J. Novagrockienė, G. Nausėda could not become the unifier that he promised to be during the election campaign.
“Although it is about unity, harmony, agreement, the president himself supported one side more than the other. <…> Unfortunately, it must be admitted that the president has failed to rise above it all and his own traditional approach to the family, respect for family traditions, the Church is also influenced. If he were an ordinary person, it would be absolutely natural, but he is the president of Lithuania and he must see absolutely all social groups, whatever they are and unattractive for their points of view, “said the political scientist.
According to political scientist Lauras Bielinis of Vytautas Magnus University (Vytautas Magnus University), the president’s speech demonstrated that he sufficiently understands the situation and his opportunities in the political field.
Many contradictions and conflict situations were mentioned in the speech, but all this is what the president has to say in the annual speech. This is a talk about the situation in Lithuania, domestic and foreign policy. Maybe everyone in your field wants to talk more there, as the Foreign Minister said.
When it comes to internal politics, then the president is an integral part of the system and whether he wants it or not, he is involved in those processes, his contribution also exists. But we must not forget that in this speech the president must show not how much power he has been able to hand over to himself, but how to show how that power is exercised jointly, if we have a problem ”, explained L. Bielinis.
“The President has shown that without solving the crisis of confidence, we will not reach the welfare state, because the path to it is connected with the activities of all citizens, their capacity for responsibility.
He reiterated that the approval of the association law is not hampered because something does not comply with the legal framework, it does not happen because society, the political field did not discuss this issue. And that is why any attempt to push this law is now causing a conflict, “the political scientist told Delfi Day.
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