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According to political scientists, the distribution of positions will be determined by two things.
The Liberal Movement demands three ministries
Liberal Movement candidate Andrius Bagdon says his party is interested in three ministerial posts.
“As already mentioned, we are interested in the positions of the Ministers of Education, Environment and Economy and Innovation. These three main ministries. Of course, there are still Foreign and Home Affairs, but the top three are these, “said A. Bagdon.
According to the candidate of the Liberal Movement, the portfolios of the ministries must be put aside and the regulations of the programs must be harmonized first.
“I think the most important thing is to agree on the provisions of the program first, and the portfolios of the ministries could possibly be put aside. “We should agree on a joint program and at first we should not talk about positions, but about working together: can the three partners work and be equal partners, without overshadowing a coalition partner,” said A. Bagdon.
Bagdon hopes that all partners are equal and speak together.
“If the partners are equal, then all three should be consulted and not try to outshine each other. Most importantly, we can deliver on those programmatic promises to the people we seek. Many of the priorities that we agree on are with the Freedom Party. Our program, in fact, is very similar. Well, I think we are really going to agree with the Unión Patria side, and I don’t know how it will be with the other side, “said the candidate from the Liberal Union. .
The Freedom Party does not reveal the ministries of interest
The candidate of the Freedom Party, Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius, said he was interested in the Human Rights Committee.
“We should probably ask people who will participate in the coalition negotiations, but we have not yet come to a full agreement on those people. As I come from the human rights field, it would be interesting for me to work in the Human Rights Committee.” said TV Raskevičius.
According to TV Raskevičius, the Freedom Party is interested in the same fields as the Liberal Movement.
“It all depends on how the priorities set by our party are reflected in the coalition negotiations, and those priorities are very clear: education, economy and innovation and human rights,” TV Raskevičius said.
However, the most important thing for the party is not the ministerial positions, but the priorities established in the electoral program.
“We are not thinking about positions and not presidents, but what team and coalition will be able to implement and take into account the priorities of our party’s program and strive to have as many Freedom Party electoral program priorities as possible on the program. of the coalition, “said the candidate of the Freedom Party.
In his opinion, common ground should be sought during the negotiations.
“I think we will definitely look for those points in the programs of all the coalition parties, where you can find certain points in common. And it seems to me that respect for human dignity, freedom of self-determination is really visible in the programs of many matches, ”said TV Raskevičius.
The distribution of positions will be determined by several aspects
According to political scientist Algis Krupavičius, since both coalition partners are interested in the same field, the distribution of ministerial posts will be determined mainly by the number of terms.
“A benchmark, apparently, is the number of seats that one or the other party will have in the Seimas. As the Liberal Movement will have more seats in various terms than the Freedom Party, its negotiating positions will be a little stronger, ”said A. Krupavičius.
However, according to the political scientist, a compromise must always be found in negotiations.
“The second thing is to find a compromise in the negotiations in all cases. For example, one party will run for one or another ministerial office, and another party may serve as chair of the relevant committees. These are spaces, there really are opportunities to reach compromises ”, said A. Krupavičius.
According to him, coalition partners should run for half of ministerial posts.
“After all, both liberal parties in the coalition will be running for about half of the ministerial seats. This is also one of those positions that has not been identified as a clear priority. They could and apparently be at the table of negotiations. If the parties are flexible, they will find ways to reach an agreement, “said A. Krupavičius.
All ministerial partners will have to negotiate various ministerial posts, but the Prime Minister’s presidency is scheduled for the TS-GDL.
“The Union of the Fatherland will unequivocally have the presidency of the Prime Minister, and it will be possible to run for the portfolio of the Minister of Finance. The coalition of the two ministerial positions, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of National Defense, must be negotiated jointly.
But with 50 seats in the 74 coalition, this TS-LKD will work for half plus a ministerial portfolio. That would be the most logical starting point when we talk about the division of portfolios in a government where there are not two parties, but three and all of them are necessary for the coalition to have a parliamentary majority, ”said the political scientist.
However, the leader of the Conservatives Gabrielius Landsbergis said that he does not rule out the possibility that in the coalition we will see not only liberals, but also politicians who stood up in the Seimas elections.
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