G. Paluckas: we evaluate the situation well, after the first round of emotional shock we recover and show what we can

The party decided not to wait together for the results due to the spread of the coronavirus, the party chairman only came to the LSDP headquarters for a short time to meet with journalists.

See G. Paluck’s comments to the media here:

During the press conference, G. Paluck told reporters that according to the visible results, he evaluates the situation “not bad at all”, but wants to wait for the results to reach the end.

“We value the situation well, after the first round of emotional shock we recover and show what we can, what we have,” said the party president.

Asked who he sees and what responsibility he sees for the failure during the first round, G. Paluckas did not attend the speeches and said that it is not relevant to talk about it at the moment.

According to him, the members of the new faction will be discussed tomorrow about future work, the budget deficit and the party will resolve its internal affairs in the coming months.

“There is no need to rush to conclusions,” he said.

No invitations have been received to join the coalition.

G. Paluckas did not elaborate on possible coalitions.

“So far we have not received invitations, we have not negotiated with anyone and I can deny once again that we have not really talked about coalitions with any right, conservative or liberal,” he stressed.

According to him, the main task of the left party, if the election is successful, is to form or join a center-left coalition, but there is no possibility of the party joining the right.

He does not promise to resign as president

The leader of the Social Democrats G. Paluckas competed with the conservative Edmundas Pupinis in the second round in the Utena constituency. And although the latter outperformed G. Paluckas by almost 10% in the first round, counting the votes from all electoral districts, both candidates received the same number of votes.

Laura Matjošaitytė, President of the Central Election Commission (CEC) 15 minutes He said that according to the law, in such a case, the member of the Seimas who chose the most votes in the first round, that is, E. Pupinis, is elected, but this time the votes will be recalculated.

When asked about his resignation as party chairman, Paluck was a bit angry that journalists were constantly asking the same question.

“Do you want me to retire?” He asked rhetorically, saying that he thought the 6 seats that were expected in the second round were a good show.

G.Paluckas says that he expected better results in the Kaunas district, but was pleasantly surprised by the successful performance of Tomas Bičiūnas in Kėdainiai. This defeated the independent candidate Darius Kaminskas, current member of the Seimas.

In the first electoral round, the LSDP remained in fourth place. 9.25 percent voted for the party. voters, guaranteeing the party 8 seats. Such a result in the multi-member constituency is considered extremely fruitless for the party and is considered one of the worst in history.

Gintautas Paluckas, Rasa Budbergytė, Julius Sabatauskas, Algirdas Sysas, Linas Jonauskas, Vilija Targamadzė, Orinta Leiputė and Dovilė Šakalienė entered the Seimas during the first round of the elections. All of them, except Vilija Targamadze, also compete in the second round of the Seimas elections.

LSDP members Linas Balsys, Saulius Čaplinskas, Giedrius Drukteinis, Raminta Popovienė, Vaidas Navickas and Juozas Olekas also compete in it.

A total of 12 LSDP candidates met in single-member constituencies on Sunday.

Four with candidates from the Lithuanian Green and Peasant Union (LVŽS), three with members of the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania (LRLS), two with candidates from the Lithuanian Christian National-Democratic Union (TS-LKD) and the Party Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor (LSDDP). and in a constituency, with a self-appointed candidate.

G. Palucko does not intend to “overthrow”

After the first round of elections with 15 minutes Speaking, LSDP seniors said they did not believe that G. Paluckas, who had promised a breakthrough to the Social Democratic Party, should collect all the photos due to the party’s failure. And he himself said in the post-election press conference on October 18 that cannot speak of his resignation.

Before the second round, the LSDP announced its support for the “peasant” candidates. President Gintautas Paluckas 15 minutes He argued that Social Democrats in a coalition with right-wing parties did not imagine themselves and would not join one. He also said at the time that there were better peasants in the Seimas than conservatives.

The party chairman said the party could remain in opposition or negotiate a center-left coalition if such a proposal existed. But he said he doesn’t see any chance of joining the Conservatives.