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“It just came to our knowledge then. Thanks to Luke, Rūta (Miliūtė) and Tomas (Tomilinas), everything is very likely here. As for Tom, everything is clear, and Luke and Rūta, they were clearly told the decision of the Union of Peasants and Greens that if they continue to vote for the Association Law, they will be expelled from the faction, “Karbauskis. he told BNS on Thursday.
“Apparently they have no plans to change their decision and are looking for an opportunity to say so,” he said.
L. Savickas announced the decision to leave the LVŽS faction in parliament after the riots in the Seimas on Tuesday, calling the greetings of the faction’s colleagues to the demonstration participants as “incomprehensible” and “causing great embarrassment” .
Rūta Miliūtė, a member of the Seimas who does not belong to the Peasant Party but was elected to the Seimas according to her list, said she was considering whether to leave the party’s faction in parliament.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15 minute photo / Lukas Savickas
“I have not planned any concrete steps, I do not intend to announce anything today or this week, but what you really have to think about, and not just the events of Tuesday and the reactions of the colleagues, what was said off stage, made me think . that perhaps in the future there may be (such a decision). I think that by September, the beginning of the session, we should think calmly and draw some conclusions. I have spent five years in this faction, but the direction that has been chosen me casts doubt, ”he said.
T. Tomilinas, who was expelled from the LVŽS for breaching the party’s ideological line, is also considering leaving the faction.
You do not understand the behavior of L. Savicka.
According to R. Karbauskis, L. Savickas simply seized the opportunity and regretted that it was chosen incorrectly, blackmailing members of the “peasant” faction.
“The opportunity was chosen very poorly and the way it was done was very, in my opinion, shameful. To defame the comrades, an attempt was made to link the riots to a demonstration that has nothing to do with it, given the involvement of our people. Our two colleagues participated in the rally, reading the party statement, and they really had nothing to do with the riots, but Luke, seeking to justify his departure in some way, joined in, mixed everything up, and slandered his teammates. “said the” peasant “leader.
“I spoke to colleagues, they are very disappointed in Luke, just terribly disappointed, because no one understands that behavior,” he added.
R. Karbauskis stated that he did not regret the decline of this faction, because members of the Seimas who did not support an important position of value for the party should not be in it. However, he believes that members of the Seimas should leave the faction and resign, although they doubted they would.
The difference with S. Skvernel is due to the president
The LVŽS leader also said there was a “serious and fierce” discussion in the faction with former Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis about his negative attitude towards the president, supported by “peasants.”
“It is different here with Saul Skvernelis. He does not support the president, in every way he is agitating the faction not to support the president. I cannot explain whether this relates to the presidential election or whether it relates to the period after the presidential election, but any member of the group will assure you that their attitude towards the President is completely negative, which is completely contrary to the position of our party. But this is not the reason why we couldn’t work together, “said R. Karbauskis.
“I cannot say that this could be a reason to leave, it depends on Saúl himself, we really do not impose such conditions on him,” he emphasized.
According to R. Karbauskis, there are no other differences in the faction, and due to the values of the party members, it is real.
“It would probably still be a difference in value or an attitude towards the president. We don’t see any other problems or any difference at all. Or there would be computational benefits of what I don’t think. But I doubt that Saul or anyone else will start counting the benefits, which would be more useful to him in three years. I really don’t believe that, “he said.
The president of LVŽS said that he had no doubt that if S. Skvernelis decided to form a new faction, his factions would not be significantly affected.
“It just came to our knowledge then. I really don’t think another faction could appear at our faction’s expense,” said R. Karbauskis.
S. Skvernelis has publicly mentioned the division with R. Karbauskis and did not rule out the possibility of forming a new faction.
L. Savickas worked in the Government of the current opposition leader S. Skvernelis as Vice Chancellor and Counselor.
He was one of three members of the “peasant” faction who supported the Association Law in the spring session of the Seimas. It also had the support of R. Miliūtė and T. Tomilinas.
Therefore, the latter was expelled from the party. S. Skvernelis later called that decision strange.
R. Karbauskis has stated that politicians who support a gender neutral association have no place in the faction.
Currently, the “peasant” faction of the Seimas has 32 members.
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