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R. Karbauskis had summoned his arms bearers to the Agrokoncern headquarters that belonged to him in Babtai.
Although the peasant guide assures that it was a regular event, it was as if no member of the Seimas faction was intentionally invited to it, whose name is mentioned among those who can go out together with S. Skvernelis.
Neither Tom Tomilinas, who was expelled from the party but remained in the faction, nor Lukas Savickas, who announced his resignation, were invited to the meeting that took place last week. Algirdas Stončaitis, Rūta Miliūtė, Rima Baškienė also did not pass the R. Karbauskis filter.
There will be more attempts to speak
Participants reluctantly spoke about the secret meeting between S. Skvernel and possible followers of the former prime minister.
However, Lietuvos Rytas managed to find out that Babtu was discussing whether the former prime minister should not be removed from the faction without waiting for him to announce his departure first, and how to explain this to the people and voters of the party.
Although the former prime minister and his supporters, who allegedly caused the destruction of proposals in the faction, were already being expelled, the majority of the peasants were in favor of taking no further action.
At the meeting, it was decided to let S. Skvernelis himself decide, try to talk to him and find out the true intentions of the opposition leader, which are still quite vague for the peasants.
Furthermore, it has been suggested that the former prime minister, who felt uncomfortable among the peasants, could be persuaded by offering him a prominent place in the future list of candidates for the European Parliament.
It is true that I do not know who should submit this proposal, because R. Karbauskis himself avoids contacts with S. Skvernelis. Some peasants had the impression that this could be done by some former members of the government who were first ministers and who had been invited to Babtus as potential mediators.
Can repel even more
However, such secret peasant gatherings can further enrage the so-called rebels.
“Peasant meetings are held to which certain members of the group are not invited, and it is proposed to remove certain people from the group. It is the people who are thinking about what follows.
I think if you want to talk about the common goals of the group, joint work, then invite everyone.
In this case, if you invite some members of the faction and not others, it is a certain sign of the current focus, “S. Skvernelis told Eltai.
The former prime minister has recently openly criticized R. Karbauskis, especially for the decision to remove Tomilinas from the party, and did not hide that their paths with the peasants may be separated.
Compared to a birthday
At the time, R. Karbauskis explained that informal gatherings, to which only certain members of the faction are invited, were customary and they were surprised by the scattered languages.
By the way, the peasant guide suggested to the members of the group not invited to Babtus not to complain to the media, but urged to contact him directly if they allegedly lacked attention.
Aušrinė Norkienė, the eldest of the Seimas peasant faction, also explained that it is normal to invite only part of the faction members: “When I have a birthday party, I don’t invite everyone, I only invite those I want to see. And it doesn’t offend me if someone doesn’t invite me to their birthday party. “
Various scenarios are being developed
Talks about a possible division among the peasants became especially famous when S. Skvernelis did not become the head of the shadow government, and R. Karbauskis occupied this chair.
There is little doubt that S. Skvernelis will carry out his threats and knock on the door, but there is still speculation what will happen next: if he will be able to form a separate faction or if he will have to join others.
Political scientists also have different views on the political future of the former prime minister.
It seems to some that S. Skvernelis may try to create a political entity, others doubt it and think that it would be easier for him to join an existing party.
Such political forces include the recent rise of the Social Democrats. It is true that it is doubtful that the Social Democrats want to win a competitor on the sidelines.
Some political scientists and politicians say that the Seimas opposition leader could fit into the Party of Regions, which is breathing heavily, but they don’t know if this appeals to old popular politics.
