The Right Advances – Verslo žinios

“Lithuania has entered the fourth decade of the restored Independent State with low indicators of trust in democracy, its main institutions and each other. The prevailing tendencies of mistrust in the country are threatening both the statehood and the democratic development of Lithuania. The vote of our citizens in 2020 expressed the expectation of a new political culture and quality in the Seimas elections. The public has expressed their confidence in democratic political parties, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and the Lower confidence in the country’s rulers is a testament to the need for political change. We are determined to come together to restore confidence in the state and among its people and to form a coalition and a government led by Ingrida Šimonytė ”, says the statement .

The Conservatives take over the government insignia after an 8-year hiatus. Victory for them in the second round was ensured by the results of the big cities: Vilnius and Kaunas. Here, TS-LKD has won in almost every county: Metropolitan residents no longer want to see peasant politicians and their engaged partners in power.

I. Šimonytė, who led the Conservatives to victory at night, actively criticizes journalists for the composition of the future government, did not mention specific surnames, but emphasized that these will not be “conscripts”, as was originally the case in the government of Saulius Skvernelis.

According to the future prime minister, the Cabinet of Ministers should have professional politicians, to have the support of the parties that have delegated them. And you don’t necessarily have to be a conservative; you want to see respected people in their ministerial positions who know their field well. One of the most important things at this time should be the work of the Minister of Health: the epidemiological situation is deteriorating rapidly every day, in a couple of weeks while the current Seimas continues to function, “everything can be”, therefore , I. Šimonytė would like the formation of a new government not to take too long.

According to her, the most important thing is to agree on a common political direction. “The most important thing is not to agree on the VAT rate, but on what you want to do in four years. Where should be the change that society would feel and appreciate in which direction we are moving. Probably the main job, as tangible as it sounds, is to restore confidence in politics itself, that politicians can talk about the fact that in the work of the Seimas, not everyone with a majority rides a roller over those who do not have a majority, but a discussion. Less pacing, less breaking the law in one session, but something that impacts people’s lives. And here we return to basic positions such as education. Agreement must be reached across the political spectrum, because then, after the next election or the next, there is a danger that another ordinary educational reform will begin. Apparently there would be a different way of working here. That would allow us to agree. My colleagues at Seimas are those people who can listen, discuss, listen to other opinions and contribute to that change in political culture, ”he said.

According to the future prime minister, she has planned candidates for all ministerial posts, but how many Conservatives will enter the cabinet and which positions they will take will be clarified only after negotiations with future coalition partners. “Until everything is agreed, nothing is agreed,” he said.

I. Šimonytė hopes that all the nominations he will present to the president will not raise questions for the latter: “I tend to hear various opinions, including the president’s. But it seems to me that the procedures for forming a government are such that the primary responsibility rests with those who nominate. It is courteous and ethical to discuss and negotiate, but I hope we can come up with candidates who do not pose major problems for the president.

Aušrinė Armonaitė, the chair of the Freedom Party, says that the party that will join the ruling coalition will first address the issues of business oversight reform, zero taxes on reinvested earnings, new general education programs, as well as the citizenship, same-sex couples and the decriminalization of soft drugs. The Liberal Movement would like two ministries, in addition to running for the post of Spokesperson for the Seimas, where they would like to see their leader Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen.

The three parties will have a constitutional majority (74 seats), but according to political scientists, it will not be very easy to work, especially when it will be necessary to make decisions that require two-thirds of the votes. However, a statement released in the morning said that the most important job would be to mobilize a potentially larger group of Seimas members, and that the future government should represent a much wider circle of voters than it has been so far.

According to VŽ, Lithuanian voters have made it very clear that they want change and no longer trust the current government. Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, the leader of the peasant green list, received perhaps the most painful slap, having lost the fight in the constituency of a member of the capital Pilaitė-Karoliniškės in Vilnius. Her rival Seimas member, the conservative Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, received 64% of the vote, nearly double that of S. Skvernelis, who counted as Prime Minister in her final days. He entered the Seimas only in a constituency of several members, on the list of peasants. Voters in the single-member constituency also expressed distrust of the Minister of Health, Aurelijus Veryga.

Lithuanian citizens were frustrated by the peasants who had ruled the country for four years, who did not adhere to them by declaring democratic and moral values, when instead of constructive work in the Seimas Engaged political forces that, in the absence of morality , shook the country until the elections. If, as the statement says, the political forces that come to power will be able to reach lasting agreements on the most important ones? on the development of the State and society? In fact, Lithuania may be stronger.

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