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Members of the Group on behalf of Lithuania do not comment on this information. On the other hand, the fact that the intentions to establish another political force in Lithuania are maturing within the faction is not, in principle, negative.
The fact that there are ideas in the faction to create a party with the same name is also confirmed by the working document received by Elta, which also contains the text of the invitation to join the “Vardan Lietuvos” party. It declares the objectives of the political force to be established and the ideological orientation: to act in the state as the center of the political force of the left.
The draft addressed to Elta also stated the values and aspirations to which the emerging political force would adhere. It is about promoting fundamental values such as language, culture, family and democracy, the sovereignty of Lithuania and the basis of relations with its neighbors “mutual respect”. Emphasis was also placed on the “welfare state”, “green policy”, “zero tolerance for corruption” or declared aspirations to focus more on small business, strengthen the “family institution” or eliminate the “phenomenon of absolute poverty, “etc.
Furthermore, the letter seems to point out that the current challenges facing the state would be better addressed by the outgoing government headed by S. Skvernel.
“Lithuania needs a political force that operates on democratic principles, has experience in public administration and can take immediate responsibility for the future of the country. The 17th Government and the Seimas of the previous legislature have made positive changes in the social, economic, and social areas. of public security and others ”, says the draft of the text, which also highlights the image of the“ opposite ”and“ divided ”Lithuanian society.
“The Lithuanian people suffer and survive because of this. It is necessary to help a person to endure great stresses due to endless crises, excessive restrictions, lack of justice, anxiety for the future, as well as artificially incited political conflicts,” the article reads. text.
After this draft text, the names of all the members of the newly formed faction “On behalf of Lithuania” are listed. S. Skvernelis was the first to be included, then Lukas Savickas, Tomas Tomilinas, Vytautas Bakas, former Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, Domas Griškevičius, Rūta Miliutė, Laima Nagienė, Rima Baškienė, Laima Mogenienė, Algirdas Stončaitis, Linas Kinas Kayaitis.
L. Kukuraitis: we do not hide that we will consider three alternatives in the coming months
As one of the members of the “On behalf of Lithuania” faction, former Minister Linas Kukuraitis, told Eltai, the possibility was never hidden that the parliamentarians gathered after the disintegration of the peasants have bigger plans than simply staying in the country. faction.
“It just came to our knowledge then. We have never hidden this, that in the coming months we will consider three alternatives: either the formation of a party, or joining another political force, or simply staying in a faction. All these alternatives are still alive,” L. Kukuraitis told Eltai.
“Those speeches are ongoing, there are debates,” he added, although he declined to comment on the fact that the text agreed by the group could have been leaked. The Seimas member also did not confirm the authenticity of this leaked draft.
“If there is someone, we will definitely inform the journalists. As was the case with the faction. As soon as we made up our minds, we told each other right away,” said the parliamentarian.
ELTA recalls that after some time the tensions in the peasant field, just before the beginning of the autumn session of the Seimas, 10 parliamentarians left the faction of the Union of Peasants and Greens of Lithuania. The Algardas Butkevičius, Domas Griškevičius and Vytautas Bakas, who worked in the mixed group of parliamentarians, were formed from the members of the Seimas who had been working in the “peasant” faction in the spring. S. Skvernelis was elected his eldest.
