Šimonytė: the names of the ministers have appeared – “from anywhere”

Waiting for liberal decisions

I. Šimonytė said in the Seimas on Tuesday that he could not yet say the possible names of the ministers.

“When I can name surnames, I will name them. Definitely do not name myself just by a surname that appears anywhere and do not ask if that person will be a minister. Until now, it has not been agreed who the ministers will be, when it is agreed, they will will report, ”I. Šimonytė said about the names that always appear of the candidates on Tuesday morning.

The parliamentarian and the candidate of the ruling coalition for prime minister assured that it is not yet clear which priority areas will present one of the coalition partners: the Liberal Movement.

“It just came to our attention then. But first we have to agree on who takes responsibility in the coalition and then those people will coordinate accordingly,” the politician said.

“Many people can be ministers, they cannot be ministers. I understand you want knowledge, but so far no knowledge. I can’t do anything with that assumption, “he said.

I. Šimonytė admitted that the coalition partners have not yet taken the initiative to lead the Ministry of Health.

“So far, there has been no such request, but we still don’t know what one of the coalition partners would like to see on their priority list,” the prime minister said.

He said the second round of negotiations was likely to begin today, with coalition partners discussing specific positions.

Karbauskis wishes Masiulis good luck

Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the Lithuanian Peasants and Greens Union (LVŽS), told the media that if Rokas Masiulis were to lead the Ministry of Health, he would only wish him success.

“Good luck to him. He was the worst minister in our government, so if the worst minister in our government is the right one for the future government, it is very difficult to assess what the consequences will be. And even in the field of health, it’s very sad, ”said R. Karbauskis.

Believing that the contrast with the current Minister of Health would be very marked.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis did not comment on the names of possible candidates who appeared in the media.

“We will know when those nominations will be named and then we will comment. So far, it is just a rumor,” he said.

Partiškumas – ne yda

Povilas Mačiulis, adviser to President Gitanas Nausėda on domestic politics, said that currently the new ruling coalition does not coordinate specific names.

“The future governing coalition has not reached important stages. The first is the harmonization of values, and the second, which is underway, is for the coalition to debate the priority areas in which it would like to delegate to its representatives. stage, specific surnames will be discussed ”, said P. Mačiulis in the Seimas.

He said the head of state would participate in the approval of all nominations.

“The president has repeatedly mentioned that the field of social security and the field of education are equally important to him. Therefore, not a single area should be underestimated,” he said.

According to G. Nausėda’s adviser P. Mačiulis, the head of the country has repeatedly listed all the most important priorities, which he believes will be set for potential ministers.

“The president has repeatedly mentioned that he will assess the decency of the candidates, their competence and how each plan envisions changing over a four-year period,” he said.

Mr. Mačiulis stated that the partisanship of potential candidates “was not a flaw”.

“However, if the coalition partners nominate non-partisan candidates for one ministry or another, this can be an advantage in some quarters,” he explained.

Delphi Remember that the first session of the new Seimas will take place on Friday. So far, it is only clear that the candidate for prime minister has been approved by I. Šimonytė in the coalition agreement, the candidacy of the president of the Seimas should be clear by Friday.