The Ruling Social Democratic Party's Council Will Decide the Future of the Coalition
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Sinkevičius: Democrats Are Not Pushing for a Coalition, but We Are Determined to Take Responsibility
Democratic Party leader Virginijus Sinkevičius says that the party he leads is not seeking to enter the ruling coalition, but is ready to assume responsibility for governing the state.
"I congratulate the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party on making the decision to change the composition of the coalition. This is a long-awaited decision. The preconditions for it were not only the recent rhetoric of the leader of Nemunas Aušra, doubts about the circumstances of this party's financing, but also the faction's unconstructive stance in adopting key laws for Lithuania's security," the president's comment, which was conveyed to Elta …
At the Vilnius Grand Resort hotel near Vilnius, a meeting of the party presidium began at 10 a.m., and from 11 a.m. the party council will begin its session, which will have the final say on the majority. “We are always ready. (...) For everything,” LSDP honorary chair Vilija Blinkevičiūtė told reporters before the meeting when asked if the Social Democrats were ready for changes in the coalition.
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) council, like a couple of months ago, promises to decide again on the future of the coalition and the participation of the Nemunas Aušra party in it. The voices of those Social Democratic leaders who advocate that nothing be changed are heard louder in public. But surprises cannot be ruled out. In addition, the LSDP may decide on changes in the composition of the Government - there is loud tal…

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