“We have indications that the Prime Minister is planned to be changed. Apparently, the opportunity is favorable for this, and part of the Government will change. Part will change naturally simply because coalition partners are changing. Today, before we met and talked in the negotiating group, it is difficult to say whether more ministers will not change, but we have an indication that the Social Democrats plan to change the Prime Minister,” A. Veryga told “Lietuvos rytas” television on Sunday.
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He added that the decision of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) to remove “Nemuno aušra” from the coalition will not prompt the party to reconsider its fate in the coalition.
Social Democrat MP Kęstutis Vilkauskas says that LSDP chairman Mindaugas Sinkevičius would be a better prime minister than I. Ruginienė.
“We must evaluate realistically, without any sympathies or antipathies. Mindaugas Sinkevičius would indeed be a stronger prime minister because he has executive experience, which Inga Ruginienė does not, and he has already been a minister himself. So Mindaugas Sinkevičius would certainly have greater opportunities to implement our program,” K. Vilkauskas told “Lietuvos rytas” television.
Social Democrats (LSDP) honorary chairman Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis did not rule out the possibility that Mindaugas Sinkevičius could lead the Government after coalition negotiations.
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“Mindaugas Sinkevičius, as the party chairman, perfectly understands that in our current situation, his responsibility is great, and if the composition of the negotiations is such that he has to become prime minister, I think that could happen,” V. Andriukaitis told “Lietuvos rytas” television.
Democratic leader, MEP Virginijus Sinkevičius emphasized that the person holding the prime minister’s position must have a mandate from the political community.
“Regarding the prime minister, we will tell the Social Democrats our opinion directly, and we will want to hear theirs. I believe that the prime minister must have a mandate from the political community. This allows him to have freedom of action. A prime minister without a strong political mandate, not being the party chairman, in this case takes on a lot of responsibility, but it is not necessarily the most successful formula,” V. Sinkevičius told “Lietuvos rytas” television.
