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According to the politician, the concentration of left-wing parties that left the government after the last Seimas elections is driven by very similar reasons, which the LSDP and the Lithuanian Democratic Labor Party (LDDP) decided to merge in 2001. G. Kirkilas points out that Even though Algirdas Brazauskas was behind the helm of the united political forces at the time, it was J. Olekas who played an important role in the integration process itself. Therefore, G. Kirkilas continues, not only the LSDP and the separate “social workers” but also the “peasants” could become part of a new left-wing political structure.
According to the veteran politician, a weak argument is that for many it is difficult to imagine not only the merger of the “peasants” and the LSDP, but also their work at a table in general. Mr Kirkilas points out that I think the deciding factor in these cases is the will of the political leaders.
“When LSDP and LDDP merged, there were also so many languages that it was not possible here, and so on. But above all it depends on the will of the political leaders. It must be said that when LDDP and LSDP merged, Juozas Olekas was one of the main supporters of the merger. Then a joint working group was formed, led by Juozas Olekas and Juozas Bernatonis. Therefore, Juozas Olekas has a lot of experience in this matter, “G. Kirkilas told Eltai.
Recalling that J. Olekas himself recently commented that he did not see the possibility that even “social workers” could join the LSDP, G. Kirkilas did not withdraw from his theory of a possible broader party merger.
“Now that Juozas Olekas’ situation is pre-electoral, it is unlikely that he will say otherwise. When he is elected, we will see (…). But, it seems to me that he too is inclined and understands the meaning of the consolidation of the left, ”continued G. Kirkilas.
According to the politician, despite changes in political circumstances or ideological differences that have emerged between the “peasants” and the social democrats over the decades, the analogy of the fusion of the LSDP and the LDDP that he mentions is appropriate for the current interpretation. It is the competitive environment, he emphasizes, that will inevitably push the left parties towards integration. This is exactly the atmosphere that G. Kirkilas, the left after 1996, remembers. Seimas elections.
“I don’t see any other way for the Social Democrats to get out of the crisis at the moment. Only this path is the consolidation of the left. In fact, the same situation happened after 1996. elections. After all, we offered an LSDP connection before. But for a long time the Social Democrats disagreed, and after 1996. elections, when both parties lost, only real negotiations began. So the situation is similar at this time. Both parties lost, the “peasants” too. So everyone will seek ways to win the next election and consolidation is one of those ways, ”Kirkilas said.
However, politicians agreed that the aforementioned grandiose left unification ideas were complex and could be difficult to understand generally, for example for the leadership of the “peasants” themselves.
“Much depends on the ambitions of the leaders. Often times, those ambitions take over. But life, the elections and the attitude of the voters, clearly shows that consolidation is necessary. And how the parties will agree is another matter. I agree that the agreements are a very complex and delicate issue, “he concluded.
ELTA recalls that after the unsuccessful elections from Seimas to LSDP, Gintautas Paluckas received much criticism and calls from former party members to resign. Paluck’s additional leadership was discussed at a remote LSDP council meeting Wednesday. Finally, on Friday, Mr. Paluck announced that he would be leaving office. On Thursday, ELTA announced that J. Olekas intends to participate in the election of the president of the LSDP. According to Olek, various chapters of the LSDP urge him to run for the party presidency, and he, in turn, agreed to do so when he saw Paluck’s undocumented Social Democratic community.
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