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After the Seimas approved I. Šimonytė’s candidacy for Prime Minister this week, on the challenges facing the Government and the Cabinet candidacies 15 minutes We spoke to former prime ministers on the current affairs show.
You can see the recording of the program here.
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A. Kubilius expects “common sense” and reforms
A. Kubilius, who led the government in 2008-2012 and is now a member of the European Parliament, said that I. Šimonytė is “exceptionally natural” in politics, reinforcing his message to the public.
In the Cabinet of Ministers of A. Kubilius, I. Šimonytė worked as Minister of Finance. The former prime minister said that she is highly qualified not only in the field of finance, but also in education, health, public administration.
I think there will be much more order, systematization, a common sense approach and attempts to understand how other countries have fared.
“In my opinion, this is what we call the I. Šimonytė phenomenon,” said A. Kubilius.
He argued that in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, the new prime minister would try to listen to experts and not make a “performance that benefits his image”, which politicians say we see in the outgoing government.
“I think there will be a lot more order, systematization, a common sense approach and attempts to understand how other countries have fared,” the former prime minister said.
According to him, after managing the pandemic, the new government must make proper use of grants and loans from the European Union (EU) for economic modernization, which will require changes to the “DNA of the Future Economy” plan approved by the Outgoing cabinet.
Photo of the European People’s Group at the European Parliament / EU Eastern Neighborhood Forum in Brussels
The MEP also said that he expected that within four years of government work, the country would make “reasonable progress” in the health, social security and education systems, but that this would require a broader political consensus.
According to him, these reforms are necessary so that Lithuania does not become a “laggard province”.
“These reforms will not be one day, there will be no sudden changes, in fact it takes almost decades in education or health to see the good results of the reforms,” said A. Kubilius.
I.Šimonytė has appointed Monika Navickienė as Minister of Social Security, she would like to see Jurgita Šiugždinienė as Minister of Education and Arūnas Dulkis as Minister of Health.
A.Kubilius has recently been defending in a public space I.Šimonyt el’s candidates for the Cabinet of Ministers, including those who have received more doubts and questions about their chances.
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“There is nothing without flaws, the world is real, it is not just black and white. What the cabinet will be like and how it will work (…) will only be clear in real life, ”said the former prime minister.
He stated that E. Dobrovolska’s suitability for the position was not determined by his Law Degree.
“In that real life, we have to understand that if a minister is good, strong, or if he manages to carry out one or another fundamental transformation and achieve some result, it is not determined at all, for example, by the diplomas he has. Even his previous experience may not create circumstances that allow him to affirm in advance that the minister will be successful, “said the politician.
A. Kubilius emphasized that the current Minister of Justice, Elvinas Jankevičius, does not have any legal education and her predecessor, Milda Vainiut era, was a doctor of law.
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“But if we look at what she has accomplished as a minister, it is probably difficult to name something,” the former prime minister said.
A. Butkevičius doubts the forgiveness of the sins of E. Dobrovolska and G.Skaistė
At that time, the former prime minister, A. Butkevičius, who is now a member of the Seimas, doubts that the minister will approve E. Dobrovolska.
“I think there will definitely be problems with his approval in the Presidency,” said the politician, who was prime minister in 2012-2016.
He said that he appreciated the candidate for Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė. According to A. Butkevičius, a member of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Seimas in the previous legislature, she was well prepared, spoke with arguments and delved into the content of the bills.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Algirdas Butkevičius
In public, G.Skaistė’s candidacy was criticized for being drunk in 2013 by police officers. Subsequently, the politician was fined a thousand litas at that time and deprived of the right to drive a car for a year.
A. Butkevičius said that this is a big moral blemish, but that if he could decide on the nomination of a female candidate, he would take her competence more into account.
“Maybe sometimes people need to let go and make up,” he said.
A. Butkevičius was one of the five minority representatives of the Seimas who approved the appointment of I. Šimonytė as Prime Minister on Tuesday.
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He said he had voted in favor, because the Conservatives who won the Seimas elections have the right to form a government, I. Šimonytė herself seems competent and experienced enough, and Lithuania should not delay cabinet formation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The politician affirmed that the success of the future government would depend on I. Šimonytė’s team.
“If you form a team of people who have no practical experience in public administration and only take into account certain vagaries of political parties, then it will be quite difficult for it to work, because knowing their demands and requirements can cause problems,” said A Butkevičius. .
President Gitan Nauseda promises to announce the decisions on the appointment of ministers next week.
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