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“Today I am going to register the candidacy of the seventh vice president. I took into account the request of the faction of the Union of Peasants and Greens and I will propose the candidate J. Jarutis as unanimously proposed from that faction, “the head of parliament told LRT radio on Thursday.
He said he had spoken with representatives of the ruling factions and coalition partners in support of the candidacy and hoped that this time it would be approved by the Seimas.
“I think the situation has changed a bit, also due to the fact that with the increasing importance of the Seimas Board in terms of teleworking, it is really important that all factions are represented on the Board. And as long as the elections of the opposition leader are stalled, as long as the “peasants” do not have a representative on the board, it is natural to seek a solution that ensures that each faction has its own representative, “said V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Victoria Čmilytė-Nielsen
A few weeks ago, the Seimas rejected the candidacy of Aušrinė Norkienė proposed by the “peasants” by approving the deputies of parliament. The other six proposed vice presidents, both of the president and the opposition, were approved.
After this vote, Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the “peasants”, resigned as a member of the Seimas, protesting against the actions of the new government in the distribution of positions in parliament. “Valstiečiai” has confirmed a new vice presidential candidate, but surnames have not been named until now.
The president of the Seimas also hopes that on Thursday, the Seimas, with the support of the opposition, will approve the amendments to the Statute of the Seimas in relation to teleworking. According to her, the improved project details the procedures for such work.
According to V.Čmilytė-Nielsen, given the current number of infections, it would be convenient to carry out all the work of the Seimas remotely.
The president of Seimas assured that the amendments would guarantee a safe vote.
“The secure vote, the secure identification of the members of the Seimas have been considered in the first place. And a situation like the fear of some members of the Seimas to vote for a son, a grandson or an assistant would certainly not happen. It is technically really possible. ensure that a member of the Seimas not only identifies himself by voting, but is also photographed and can really see that this is the will expressed by that member of the Seimas ”, said the Speaker of Parliament.
According to the draft, the Seimas sessions would be organized remotely by decision of the Seimas Board when a state of emergency is declared, an emergency or quarantine is declared and “the work of the Seimas may be threatened. In the Seimas building ”.
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