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Both political scientists are surprised that Rima Baškienė, a long-term member of the “peasants”, has not even made it to the top ten this year and is satisfied with 12th place on the list.
“Rima Baškienė, who has long been at the top of the party list (took 3rd place in the 2016 election – ELTA), is now in 12th place. She has a strong constituency in the district of Šiauliai, where he wins. Now they are not even in the top ten on the party list. This shows that it was determined by Karbauskis’ lower confidence in the Vice President of Seimas, “T. Janeliūnas told Eltai.
Jastramski notes that MP Tom Tomilini’s position has increased dramatically.
“In particular, Tom Tomilini’s jump on the list should be highlighted. If I’m not mistaken, he was pushed to 47th place in the first meetings and is now in fifth place. Another thing is that this top ten reflects personal loyalty to R Karbauskis For example R. Baškienė, who is probably the most serious about politics and has been a member of the Seimas for the last 10 years and has been elected to the mandate of a single member more than once, but somehow has been pushed to 12th place. Apparently, precisely because of what she said herself, she was not very obedient to the party leader. In addition to reputation, the decision of the party’s board of directors, the leader’s personal sympathy also contributes greatly to forming this top ten list, ”M. Eltrai told M. Jastramskis.
T. Janeliūnas claims that since 2016. The list of LVŽS in the multi-member constituency has changed. According to him, current government professionals or ministers are currently in the top ten. And in the top ten of the list, according to him, the vice-presidents of the faction and the chairs of the Seimas committees are visible.
“Within the party, perhaps the list seems logical and impressive enough. Because perhaps the most loyal and deserving people in the party and the party leader (…) We see that the ministers are already in the top ten, both K. Mažeika, L. Kukuraitis, former Minister Giedrius Surplys. Again, they are not in the top ten, and this shows that people within the party are more important to the party than those who have accumulated experience in government work and could consider themselves professionals. This, I think, is a long way from 2016. the principles of the list, “he said.
M. Jastramskis claims that the top ten on the LV®S list are based on politicians who have been established and tested for the past four years.
“What to expect when the party has been in power for four years. No major innovations will be needed, but proven people will be needed. Some of the professionals who were on the list in 2016, now in case of disagreement, are not on the list. Of course, there is Lukas Savickas, who, as S. Skvernelis’s man, is brought to the list. Therefore, we cannot say that they do not exist at all, but the LVŽS list according to, say, the number Legionnaires / Professionals is not very different from other political parties ”, said the speaker VU TSPMI.
Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga is third on the LVŽS list. According to T. Janeliūnas, this is an obvious consequence of the pandemic. At the time, Mr. Jastramski said that even without the visibility gained during the pandemic, Mr. Veryga would have been at the top of the list.
‘A. Veryga and without quarantine, pandemics are a very clear companion of R. Karbauskis, who also agrees on matters of value. I think he would have been drugged anyway, but the pandemic helped him solidify his position within the party, “Jastramski said.
Aušrinė Norkienė, an elderly deputy from the LVŽS faction, is fourth on the list and Agnė Širinskienė is seventh. VU TSPMI political scientists claim that A. Širinskienė was prevented from taking 4th place on the list by a controversial assessment in society and the party.
“It must be admitted that A. Širinskienė’s reputation is highly controversial. Clearly, his presence at the top alongside A. Veryga and R. Karbauskis would be a really interesting combination, because when people have many negative evaluations in society, it would not be very rational to focus on the party leaders. Perhaps it was due to the fact that A. Širinskienė ‘s position was reduced, “said Professor T. Janeliūnas.
“Regarding A. Širinskienė, it must be admitted that he was less than 20 years old in the 2016 elections before and has now clearly moved up to 7th place.” But it is likely to be less popular within the party itself, “said M. Jastramskis.
On Monday, R. Karbauskis, in presenting the LVŽS list in a multi-member constituency, stated that the party, in ranking the Seimas election list, took into account the people who worked in the Seimas or the Government during this period. The leader of the “peasants” also assures that in the classification of the list, a criterion was introduced to include three names of women in each of the ten. To the VU TSPMI professor T. Janeliūnas, the principle of 3 women in ten on the list seems strange and does not confirm the party’s dispositions.
“If it were a coherent position and policy of LVŽS in terms of strengthening, improving and promoting women’s rights in politics, perhaps it could be understood. However, perhaps even now the voters of this party do not value highly the The issue of women’s equality has not been relevant in the party’s general programs or activities. This is the principle of maintaining proportions before the elections on a gender basis, which is not even half, and it is strange that 3 out of 10 women are strange. Here, I think, it is such a strange and difficult to understand argument, “said the political scientist.
Party lists are maintained by non-party people: they show the weakness of party presidents.
The LVŽS, as well as the list of the National Union Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party (TS-LKD), will be maintained by a non-party. According to political scientists, this is a problem of the main parties in Lithuania, when the party presidents have a negative evaluation in society, therefore, keeping a list is done by looking at a person from the country.
“The fact that S. Skvernelis maintains the list is understandable, because R. Karbauskis is one of the most unfavorable politicians in Lithuania. In general, this is a fundamental problem for our main parties, since the parties are led by leaders who they are viewed very negatively in society.
This is typical of both the Conservative Party and the LVŽS. When party leaders are certainly not charismatic personalities or those who most impress and attract voter support, they have to recognize that reality and put the most popular members or representatives at the top of the list, “said T. Janeliūnas .
According to the professor, the country’s voters do not like parties and party people. Consequently, he said, nonpartisan people have an advantage.
“Both I. Šimonytė and S. Skvernelis understand that by wearing a party membership hat, they will significantly reduce their appeal to the voter. While it is natural for them to be one of the most active members of the party, such a formal or informal membership game It arises from general dissatisfaction with political parties. Yes, it is a big problem of party democracy that parties cannot promote their membership in any way, they cannot encourage pride in their membership, and for popular people, membership in either party becomes a kind of shadow, “says T. Janeliūnas.
At the time, M. Jastramskis states that it is practically impossible to be the party president in Lithuania and to remain a popular politician.
“This shows the poor rooting of the parties in Lithuanian society. That is why we need people from the country to raise those parts. But nothing new here, because in 2016. I was already with the” peasants “. Only now TS-LKD has assumed this fashion (…) If you ask if it is important for the voter that the list is maintained by a party or not, it is not that they differentiate it strongly.It is important what personal qualities of a politician are attractive and do not see if it is very online (party values - ELTA) or not, ”said M. Jastramskis and confirmed that such things also occur in other Eastern European countries.
T. Janeliūnas declares at that time that if the party leader gives a place to a non-party, he testifies that there are problems within the party.
“It is clear that in the old democracies of Western Europe it is difficult to understand. Party leaders are at the top of the list. They embody all the energy of the party that must lead to victory. And the fact that the leader of the party yields to a non-supporter testifies that there is something wrong with the party. Either the party does not choose an internal leader who is charismatic enough and able to help win the victory, or the party leaders themselves have somehow usurped internal party structures. And they do not allow quite free electoral opportunities in the party, despite the fact that their own activities pose problems. If the classification of a party leader is lower than that of the party itself, it is clearly the problem of party and not the party steam locomotive. This is where the party will have problems sooner or later, “summarized T. Janeliūnas.
ELTA recalls that the LVŽS board, after evaluating the ranking on the party council on Friday, approved the candidate list for the Seimas. After the ranking, union council members delegated to the top ten: Prime Minister S. Skvernelis, head of LVŽS R.Karbauskis, three LVŽS vice-presidents – Minister of Health A. Veryga, now members of Seimas A. Norkienė and T. Tomilinas, prof. Eugenijus Jovaišas, A.Širinskienė, Valiai Oak, Guoda Burokienė, Jonas Jarutis.
The president of the Seimas National Defense and Security Committee, Dainius Gaižauskas, begins the second ten. The LVŽS also delegated the First Vice President of the Seimas R. Baškienė, the Government Chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis, G. Surplis, the Advisor to the First Vice President of the Seimas Laima Mogenienė, the First Vice Chancellor of the Government Lukas Savickas, the Minister of Environment Kęstutis Maquisi Social Security and the Minister of Social Security and Social Security of Labor, the Ministry of Labor and the Department of Social Security Vidas Ačienė and Aušra Papirtienė.
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