Evaluated Kubilius’ statements about Šimonytė’s second term: evaluation may even be utopian

“Kubilius’s assessment is too optimistic”

According to political scientist Ainė Ramonaitė, some groups of voters should be disappointed with the current government. And the assumptions are more frustrating than growth-friendly.

“Because, let’s say, the conservative electorate is made up of several different groups. One of them is such a Christian electorate, although the current government of the party is more liberal, but there is that flank. He is clearly dissatisfied with the coalition itself and the initiatives that come from there, such as the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, the Association Law and the like, ”political scientist A. Ramonaitė told the radio news program“ Question of the Day “.

He said that it was this part that could “fall” from the party’s supporters, since the party is now more linked to the Freedom Party.

“The other party is more of a business group. Who expects more favorable business conditions, rational solutions and the like. You can see that there is also a lot of dissatisfaction in this group. And because of the limitations, the problems caused by the Opportunity Passport. And perhaps with unjustified expectations regarding the management of that crisis “, – A. Ramonaitė showed his position.

The political scientist said that these two listed groups “should move away” from the rulers in the next elections.

“Well, the most loyal voters remain, who remain silent only because they understand that the government’s criticism may be favorable to Russia. But there is also the question of how long that silence and that patience will continue. Much here will depend on more actions, because there is still a long time before the elections, ”said A. Ramonaitė on the program.

Summing up her statements, the political scientist said that A. Kubilius’s statement was not only too optimistic, but perhaps even utopian.

“And finally, the youth that is divided between the Freedom Party and the National Union, which is affected by the influencers of social networks, all this increases the gap between the two camps, could stay with that electorate. But I don’t think it can increase until the next election. I think such an assessment of A. Kubilius is too optimistic, perhaps even utopian, “said political scientist A. Ramonaitė on the” Question of the Day “program.

Predict to remember the crisis

The political scientist Rima Urbonaitė was not surprised by such statements by A. Kubilius. The interlocutor of the program assured that it was not entirely strange that a representative of the ruling majority was trying to inject the idea of ​​another mandate.

“In other words, in terms of communication, this is not such a bad message, just because I assume such plans exist is an undeniable option,” he said.

However, the current governors’ qualifications “are not brilliant.” According to the political scientist R. Urbonaitė, this government is associated with crises.

“But we cannot ignore the fact that the ratings of the Government and the entire Cabinet are not very good. The government will associate people with crises in one way or another. Not even one, but several. (…) Another thing we see is our ears and the fact that people have started to talk more about the price increase, which is not very good either, it is always accepted negatively ”, said R. Urbonaitė.

The political scientist stated in the program that the current situation does not create many preconditions for this government to maintain its second term.

“It just came to our knowledge then. And we cannot fully assess the final stage by controlling them,” said political scientist R. Urbonaitė on the radio news program.

Only Kubilius himself had a lower rating than Šimonytė

Vladas Gaidys, director of the Vilmorus Center for Public Opinion and Market Research, stated in the program that the poor assessment of this Government is equivalent to the rating of the prime minister of former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius in recent months.

“I can trust the results of public opinion. Could it be like this here? If we talk about the Government, then a similar rating was not very good, bad, in September 2016, it was the Government of A. Butkevičius. Later it lost the elections. One of the factors was the Labor Code. Those things interrupted practically everything that was there, “he recalled.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s rating is also falling. According to V. Gaidis, only A. Kubilius himself was inferior.

“And if we talk about the rating of the prime minister, now it has also dropped a lot.” The youngest was A. Kubilius himself in 2009, 2010, 2011. He seems to be meeting here on time. But I want to emphasize that those ratings are really low for many institutions. Politicians also declined. Very few of those politicians were left on the list, they would be classified and would have a plus, “said sociologist V. Gaidys on the radio news program.

He said he saw no reason to believe the grades would get worse.

“I think they should make amends. They are not high, but they should be repaired. The last generation was especially unfavorable,” said V. Gaidys, director of Vilmorus.

V. Gaidys, interlocutor of the program, said that one must look good when people were satisfied with the government at that time.

The situation is extraordinary

Communication expert Arijus Katauskas pointed out that the situation in the current government is truly extraordinary.

“Both the second wave of coronavirus with many deaths, the vaccination campaign and the disagreements between the authorities: the Presidency, the Government and the Seimas. So far the migrant crisis, the growing number of diseases, the Passport to Opportunities. It collapsed into a pile. And we have not done anything else in recent years, we are only talking about a pandemic, and now we are talking about migrants, “said interlocutor A. Katauskas about the problems of the program.

It is difficult for a communication expert to see positive work through mistakes.

“And since both the ruling majority and the government are directly responsible and highly criticized in the public sphere, there are also communication errors that were abundant during this period. And all this means that in the public space we have a large flow of negative information about the Government. And we do not see his positive works, “said A. Katauskas on the radio news program” Question of the day. “

A communication expert said on the show that the culprits are always sought. And the easiest thing is to resort to failure.

“It just came to our knowledge then. And I think the reactions of society to the government and the ruling majority are entirely understandable,” said A. Katauskas.