2024-06-21 09:58:12
The Central Election Fee (CEC) offered the certificates to the politicians representing Lithuania within the EP. The solemn awarding ceremony came about on Friday within the corridor of the Seimas on March 11.
EP member certificates had been offered to a few representatives of the conservative get together – Andrii Kubilius, Rasa Juknevičieni and the present Seimas vice-chairman Pauliis Saudargis, in addition to two social democrats – Vilijas Blinkevičiūtė and Vytenius Povilus Andriukaičius.
“Gender equality isn’t superb, out of 11 MEPs, solely 2 are ladies”, mentioned social democrat V. Blinkevičiūtė whereas receiving the certificates.
Aurelijus Veryga, a peasant representing Lithuania in Brussels, and Petras Auštrevičius, despatched by the Liberal motion, additionally obtained certificates.
Petras Gražulis, the consultant of the Individuals and Justice Union (centrists, nationalists) elected to the EP at the moment, and Waldemars Tomaszewskis, the chief of the Lithuanian Polish Election Motion-Union of Christian Households (LLRA-KŠS), didn’t come to gather their certificates.
In response to the CEC, the European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius delegated by the Democratic Union “Vardan Lietuvos” and Dainius Žalimas despatched to the EP by the Freedom Occasion knowledgeable prematurely that they might not have the ability to take part within the ceremony.
ELTA reminds that on Thursday the CEC revoked the mandates of Seimas members A. Veryga and P. Saudargo, elected to the EP. The powers of parliamentarians will stop from July 16.
Politicians themselves wished to cancel the mandates of Seimas members, since these duties are incompatible with the work of a member of the European Parliament – a member of the Seimas elected to the EP should determine which positions he desires to carry.
The EP elections ended on June 9 this yr.
2024-06-21 09:58:12