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After L. Savickas announced the decision to withdraw from the LVŽS faction, another “peasant” Rūta Miliūtė did not hide his withdrawal. According to the parliamentarian, the reactions and support of some comrades of the faction made the protesters gathered in the Seimas think on Tuesday. Still, the politician stresses that he does not want to make a decision based on a heated reaction and says he will think about it before the start of the autumn session in September.
“Today, I think Lukas boldly announced right away, I really support him in this case, but I have not made that decision yet,” Miliūtė told Eltai, noting that he still wants to spend time on the issue of resignation.
“Maybe I’m not one of those people who makes such urgent decisions so quickly, it seems like everyone needs to calm down a bit and take it on before September, because there are definitely not a question or two that need to be answered yourself. It’s not easy, “he explained.
Calls from some members of the LVŽS faction to speak to the protesters R. Miliūtė was not convinced: I felt insecure
The peasant says that the reaction of the group’s colleagues to the events on Tuesday near the Seimas, when the protest against the COVID-19 restrictions turned into riots, raised her doubts about certain value options. Some politicians from the LVŽS faction expressed the idea that this atomic concentration nucleus was caused by the unregulated attention of the ruling protesters.
“I don’t know if A. Bilotaitė, I. Šimonytė or G. Landsbergis tried to ask why the peaceful demonstration turned into an unauthorized protest. But looking at what happened yesterday at the Seimas, I think the main reason is one. This is zero attention to people. Again, they did not work for them, but they did not know each other either, “Agnė Širinskienė wrote on his Facebook account on Wednesday.
However, R. Miliūtė has the opposite opinion to A. Širinskienė. She notes that she felt insecure when confronting the protesters, so the MP takes the position that attempts by ruling politicians to speak to an aggressive crowd would not stifle passions.
“I have a different opinion. When I myself tried to leave the Seimas yesterday, I came face to face with those people who were at the door and did not allow anyone, employees, guests of the Seimas, members of the Seimas to leave without shouting or insults. When the road is blocked and there is really a very aggressive call, I felt insecure and I think that it does not matter at all who had left, who would have said what, there would have been no events, and perhaps involuntarily, even inspired, “he said. a member of the LVŽS group.
At the same time, R. Miliūtė, together with the aggressive crowd, called on the members of the LVŽS faction to speak, and that they themselves, being the rulers, did not always pay attention to the people gathered at the time of protesting. .
“When you think about the protests of the last legislature, those who now say why they do not speak, then, when those protests were directed against the work of the then ruling majority or government, they were not so brave and they certainly did not speak as much,”, the politician recalled.
He states that in 2016. The rhetoric of the LVŽS was completely different
This is the reaction of some members of the group, according to the “peasant”, which made me think about certain value options. However, he notes that his decision to leave the group will not be determined solely by reactions to Tuesday’s events.
“The support and congratulations of some of the group’s comrades (protesters-ELTA) really makes us think about the values that the group’s comrades still follow. But so far I have not made a decision. I think if it happens, there will be more things and one day I will announce it, ”said a member of the LVŽS faction.
The politician working for the second term in the Seimas says that compared to 2016, when the “peasants” became the largest ruling party after winning the elections, the rhetoric on the part of the faction has changed significantly.
„2016 m. there were completely different expectations and completely different rhetoric from the party itself, from the faction. I really don’t want to offend the colleagues I had to work with or the newly elected Seimas, but to this day, yesterday’s protest really left an impression that is far from positive, “said R. Miliūtė.
L. Savickas announced his withdrawal from the LVŽS faction on Wednesday.
ELTA recalls that MP L. Savickas announced his withdrawal from the LVŽS faction on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
“It just came to our knowledge then. The symbols of the Holocaust, staged ghettos, and bitterness in the Martynas Mažvydas Library, which are received by my current faction colleagues, are incomprehensible to me. They don’t really invite open dialogue,” wrote L Savickas on his Facebook page.
“On the eve of the riots, LVŽS, which called for an end to discrimination against people not vaccinated against COVID-19, does not withdraw even today, congratulates the” Nation that has come to defend its state and its freedoms “and affirms that “They are not only statements that are incomprehensible to me, but also statements that cause great shame,” he also points out.
The politician says that there is no longer an opportunity to continue working in the LVŽS faction. Therefore, at the beginning of the next session of the Seimas, he says that he will complete the necessary paperwork.
“I understand that Mr. Karbauskis, Ms. Širinskienė and other active conspiracy theorists will develop various narratives in public. To make things easier for you, I immediately try to summarize, save time: “Savick sold the conservatives”, “He was always a liberal”, “All about legitimizing the homosexual association”, “It is a conspiracy against traditional values and their only defenders” … More absurd, I can’t think of appointments, but I am convinced that the party leadership ring will definitely come with more and more diverse ones, “wrote L. Savickas.
S. Skvernelis – Apparently L. Savickas is not the first nor the last
Saulius Skvernelis, a member of the Seimas opposition who also belonged to the LVŽS faction at the time, said in response to L. Savickas’ decision that he was probably neither the first nor the last member of the faction to make such a decision. Still, the politician says that he has not yet made any decisions about the future of the LVŽS faction.
“It just came to our notice then. And Luke already received a signal, apparently, after they voted in favor of the so-called Law of Association: what will happen, if at all, even though it was only a submission stage. Well , and apparently yesterday’s events really give a lot of thoughts to a lot of us. And for Luke, that solution probably matured, “S. Skvernelis told Elta.
“It’s a shame, but I think we will really work hand in hand with Luke.”
When asked if he was not considering the decision to also withdraw from the LVŽS faction, S. Skvernelis indicated that he had not made a decision yet. However, the politician emphasized that after making one decision or another, he would first share it with colleagues from the LVŽS faction in the Seimas.
“It just came to our attention then. I’m not publishing anything yet, that’s why that’s the answer. And if there is a decision, in any case it is in the faction of my colleague, Ramūnas (Karbauskis – ELTA) is the same colleague of mine and I really wouldn’t want them to find out about these steps from any public space, if they were, ”S Skvernelis said.
Still, the politician did not hide that he felt bad after the riots in the Seimas yesterday.
“That’s life: people choose, people decide, people appreciate how it feels. I also feel pretty bad after yesterday,” admitted S. Skvernelis.
