“We saw that clearly during the European Parliament elections. We see those characters today in the hall (of the Seimas – ELTA). Those characters are anti-Semitic, often anti-Ukrainian, often pro-Russian. They intend now to be elected to the new Seimas, to form the Government. Some left-wing parties think that everything is in order here,” said G. Landsbergis from the rostrum of the parliamentary plenary session hall, answering the questions of the Seimas minority.
“I think that it is the duty of such parties that are for the state to say that these (radical – ELTA) parties will not be in future coalitions. It won’t happen in governments. This is the task of political forces today,” said the politician.
First of all, noted G. Landsbergis, the social democrats led by Vilijas Blinkevičiūtė, who are considered the favorites of the upcoming Seimas elections, should respond to his calls.
“I call on my fellow social democrats to dare and say very clearly that we will not join coalitions with the radicals, that such political forces will not form the government,” the minister concluded.
Conservative leader G. Landsbergis has previously told Elta that he sees the dangerous strengthening of undemocratic forces in Lithuania. As a result, according to the politician, parties on the left and right of the center could negotiate and thus prevent radical forces from coming to power after the autumn elections. G. Landsbergis made such a statement in response to the social demos’ hints about a possible coalition with the “Nemunas Aušra” party led by R. Žemaitaitis. The latter has been repeatedly mentioned as one of the likely members of the new ruling majority. Such speeches were reinforced by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, the chairwoman of the Social Democrats, who are considered favorites in the Seimas elections, hinting that she would not rule out the possibility of forming a ruling coalition with Nemunas Aušra.
However, last Friday, V. Blinkevičiūtė denied her previously expressed considerations. The social democrat assured that she could hardly imagine joint work in a coalition with “Nemunas ausra” led by Remigius Žemaitaitis, who violated the Constitution. According to her, R. Žemaitaitis crossed the line with his behavior.
On his part, G. Nausėda mentioned in the LRT TV show that R. Žemaitaitis’ anti-Semitic statements and the possibility that the party led by the politician may be in the next Seimas, received a reaction from abroad as well – the head of state named Germany as one of Lithuania’s most important partners.
ELTA reminds that in April of this year, R. Žemaitaitis decided to give up his mandate as a member of the Seimas. The politician made this decision after the Constitutional Court recognized that he broke the oath of the Seimas member with anti-Semitic statements and grossly violated the Constitution.
If R. Žemaitaitis had not voluntarily given up his post, the parliament would have voted on his fate in the Seimas – if R. Žemaitaitis was removed from the Seimas by impeachment, he would not be able to run for elected positions for 10 years.
Last year, R. Žemaitaitis published anti-Semitic, national discord-inciting posts on the Facebook social network and public information tools – the Seimas commission, which considered the issue of impeachment, believed that with such actions the politician possibly broke the oath of the Seimas member and grossly violated the Constitution.
2024-09-10 16:36:31