“Prime Minister, Social Democrat Inga Ruginienė, says that
she is not satisfied with the statements of the “australist” leader Remigijus
Žemaitaitis on national security, and also stated that she supports discussions
on the future of the coalition.
“I do not like it that one person is acting in a different
direction, when we agreed in the Government with the entire Cabinet of
Ministers that security is one of the priority areas, all coalition partners
agreed on the program, on certain works, it seems very strange when suddenly
one person seems to have changed those directions,” said I. Ruginienė in the
Government on Wednesday.
Last week, the leader of the “aušriečių” party, R.
Žemaitaitis, stated that the establishment of the Kapčiamiestis training ground
was not discussed in the coalition and that it was unnecessary, and that the
country’s security should be ensured by investing in modern equipment.
I. Ruginienė emphasized that it is necessary to start
discussions on the future of the coalition.
“I think it is high time to start discussions, and if you
remember our conversations back in early August, I clearly said that either we
work as a team according to the agreed (...) Government agreement, or we simply
walk away. I do not see joint work if we do not work as a team,” she stated.
“Then there is nothing to talk about the alleged theoretical
coalition. We, three parties, united, agreed on programmatic provisions and
certain works for Lithuania, agreed that we would carry out these works, this
is a promise to Lithuania. If someone sees that we are not on the right track
with this agenda, then I have been saying for several months that we are
probably not on the right track,” added I. Ruginienė.
Other social democratic leaders also support the review of
the coalition's composition.
Social Democratic leader Mindaugas Sinkevičius said in an
interview with BNS on Tuesday that the party will begin discussions on the
future of the ruling coalition and will make a decision on it in the first half
of spring.
"I would like to enter the political cycle in the
spring with a very clear message - whether we continue or are we just (going)
each for himself," said M. Sinkevičius.
According to the politician, a survey of party branches is
also planned on the issue of the future of the coalition, but the party will
seek not to turn these deliberations into an overly public process.
Seimas Leader Juozas Olekas also told Žinių radijus on
Wednesday that, as sharp differences of opinion with coalition partners become
apparent, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party must review its majority.
"Some such sharp, I would say, differences of opinion
are emerging now, for example, regarding the new training ground in
Kapčiamiestis. We heard a statement here from one of the coalition partners,
which seems to me to be inaccurate, inappropriate," said J. Olekas.
R. Motuzas: the trip to Hungary did not seem private
The Chairman of the Seimas Foreign Affairs Committee (URK)
Remigijus Motuzas called R. Žemaitaitis an inappropriate coalition partner,
criticizing his new meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Trade Peter Szijjarto, with whom the leader of the "austerity" discussed
a possible joining the far-right bloc "Patriots for Europe".
"Of course, it is not appropriate (such a coalition
partner - BNS). We are talking about it and publicly stating our point of view.
And, on the other hand, there were only intentions here, but, of course, such
an approach, such a direction does not suit us, we do not like it," R.
Motuzas told journalists in the Seimas.
According to him, the presidium of the Lithuanian Social
Democratic Party should consider this issue on Wednesday.
"Today there will be a presidium of the party, and in
the future there will be many other events of the party this year, of course,
this will be discussed," he said.
When asked whether words should not be followed by actions,
the politician emphasized that decisions are made by the Social Democrats
collegially.
According to R. Motuzas, although R. Žemaitaitis himself
claims to have had a private trip to Hungary, in reality it did not look like
that.
“Since, (...) as he himself says, he went at the invitation
of the Hungarian Foreign Minister, then if he went at the invitation and we see
the Lithuanian national flags and so on, then for all purposes – both protocol
and other purposes – that visit no longer becomes a private visit, it is an
official visit,” said the URK chairman.
“Perhaps the, let’s say, regulatory side, the departure side
is unimportant here, but there is another side – the perception of our foreign
policy goals and Lithuania’s stance, the stance of Lithuanian politics,
maintaining the value direction of Lithuania’s foreign policy,” he added.
During the visit, R. Žemaitaitis praised Hungary’s migration
policy and called for maintaining “Europe for Europeans.”
EU Migration Pact and Solidarity. While Coservatives supports the
common responsibility of the EU, party leaders emphasize that mandatory
redistribution of migrants (quotas) should not be the main focus. Priority is
given to protecting external borders and returning illegal migrants to their
countries of origin.
Selective immigration. The Conservatives' 2024-2028
programmatic guidelines emphasize the need to attract high-quality specialists
with that qualification, necessary for the Lithuanian economy, while tightening
control over unskilled labor from third countries.
The excessive spending of our tax money on outdated and
ineffective defense technologies (tanks, training grounds) is also a favorite
propaganda song of the conservatives: look how belligerent we are here at your
expense.
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