One candidate remained in the election of the president of the TS-LKD: others refused to participate



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In this election, the vast majority of party divisions and structures nominated Gabriel Landsberg, the current president (72 nominations). In addition to this applicant, TS-LKD members were nominated: Paulius Saudargas (31 nominations), Laurynas Kasčiūnas (28), Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė (12), Gintarė Skaistė (5), Žygimantas Pavilionis (3), Jurgita Šiždinienė (3ugždinienė ), Arvydas Anušauskas (2), Audronius Ažubalis (2), Monika Navickienė (2), once candidates for Valdas Benkunskas, Irena Degutienė, Rasa Juknevičienė, Mykolas Majauskas, Kazys Starkevičius and Šarūnas Vaitkus.

All the candidates, with the exception of the current president of the TS-LKD, Gabriel Landsberg, signed a general refusal to stand in this election of the party president, based on a special pandemic situation that requires concentration and unity in the Seimas and the Government. .

“In this difficult period, understanding the confidence of the Lithuanian people in our electoral program and seeking to justify that confidence, we refuse to run in the TS-LKD presidential elections and invite ourselves to focus on important work for Lithuania,” the letter said. signed by all TS-LKD members.

Apart from G. Landsber, the vice president of the Seimas Paulius Saudargas, who received the most support from the divisions and structures of the party, claims that such a decision was due to the fact that an active campaign by the party president would hamper

“Currently, it is not about a competition between internal party struggles, but working here and now for the benefit of Lithuania in the Seimas and the Government, both to get rid of the pandemic and reduce its consequences for the economy, as well as to defend the values “. And safety of our community, Saudargas. He invited the other candidates to make a joint decision not to run and therefore approve the continued presidency of the TS-LKD by Mr. Landsberg without a general election.

According to the procedure for the election of the TS-LKD president, in the event of a situation where only one candidate for the TS-LKD president is present and approved, the TS will propose the decision on the subsequent course of the chose. -LKD Supervisory Committee and approved by the TS-LKD Council.

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