Kubilius: The meaning of precipitation in the life of the state is not the same as that of other presidents

“We know so much about the president that he is like that and that he likes to be him. And what I have managed to do in two years, I try to remember and find it difficult to name anything. What I said two years ago, my guess was that we could have a very insignificant president who will try to emphasize himself all the time, “said A. Kubilius.

In his view, those who control the pandemic are in control and should be thanked for that.

“The pandemic was controlled by Ingrida Šimonytė and Arūnas Dulkys and they can only be commended and grateful for it. I. Šimonytė, Minister Agnė Bilotaitė, Minister Arvydas Anušauskas are now dealing with the problems at the border in the same way, ”said A. Kubilius.

According to the MEP, the problem is that the president “does not really know what his job is and what he wants to achieve”: “That phrase about the welfare state is beautiful, but it has no content. Then, when it has nothing to do with the government, and there is a way of wanting to show themselves through some videos, reviews or annual press conferences ”.

“The president does not really discover what his main works and objectives are, so his significance in the life of the State is not what it could be and what other presidents were like,” summarized A. Kubilius.

Kirkilas: There is already a war route to publicly criticize members of the Government

Kirkilas said he was surprised by the content of the president’s annual press conference.

“It was announced that there would be a speech from the president on the work done, but in reality more space was given to criticism of the government. What surprised me even more was that I was allowed to ask maybe five questions and so on. I think the report could have been delivered to journalists in writing and answered questions. I’m not talking about the clips anymore, it all seemed a bit childish, “summarized G. Kirkilas.

According to him, the planned NATO summit in Lithuania, which the president described as his achievement, is the result of the joint efforts of the authorities: “The NATO summit is a matter for all institutions, for which it began to work a few years ago. “

G. Kirkilas pointed out that in Lithuania’s fight not only against the coronavirus pandemic, but also against illegal migration, there is a lack of joint work by the authorities.

“The worst situation is because we are de facto In the case of two crises, we do not see the joint work of the President, the Government and the Seimas. That amazes me a lot. institutions do not communicate even in areas where they must communicate. It seems that even in the fields of foreign policy and security, the same thing happens, ”said the politician.

In his opinion, when the president begins to publicly criticize members of the government, he enters a communication war. It has already started between the president and the rulers, Kirkilas said.

“In my opinion, public criticism of members of the Government is already a path of war, they will have to respond. President Valdas Adamkus had reproached some members of my government, but he never spoke in public, he called the prime minister and said it, ”recalled the former prime minister.

In his opinion, although the elections are still three years away, we see that the electoral campaign is already underway.
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“It just came to our attention then. Although he answered the question whether he will participate in the elections, he (G. Nausėda -” Delfi “) said he did not think about it. This is not true. Clearly visible. The government cannot come down either, because in 2024 there will be presidential elections and, in a few months, parliamentary elections. Political parties very simply think that presidential elections will have a significant impact on parliamentary elections. This happens once every 20 years, but in 2024 it will be like that, “said G Kirkilas.

Could play an important role

During his press conference, G. Nausėda criticized SAM for the slowdown in vaccination, which so far has not been possible to achieve its own goal of vaccinating 70% by Mindauginiai. adult population of the country.

According to A. Kubilius, the activity of the population during vaccination may have also decreased due to the fact that the pandemic situation has improved significantly in general.

“One of the reasons may be that the government managed to control the pandemic, the numbers have fallen. Now there are signs that a new wave may start again, but as the danger has subsided, people have calmed down and simply no longer think about the need to protect themselves, ”said the MEP.

Furthermore, Kubilius emphasizes, the president could name himself how vaccination could be accelerated, and his role could even be especially important in persuading some groups in society to get vaccinated.

“A large number of skeptics about vaccination belong to this group of citizens, who have recently become very prominent in Family Marches, etc. There has been a constant spread of vaccination. This group is close to the president and he could do a great job of attracting those who don’t yet believe in the benefits of vaccination but think similarly to him on other issues. The president can not only criticize, he can play a very important role in helping to achieve the same 70%. “- A. Kubilius said on the Delfi television program” Conversation with Daiva Žeimyte-Bieliene “.