M. Sinkevičius had been convincing the party leadership since Friday evening that his choice was better than remaining in a coalition with “Nemuno aušra”.
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Although, 15min reports, the three-and-a-half-hour discussions in the party board on Friday were heated, by Saturday, in a wider circle of social democrats, passions had significantly subsided, and an absolute majority agreed with M. Sinkevičius’s vision: he himself announced that 116 LSDP board members voted for the changes, one was against, and three abstained.
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A. Dudėnas admitted that he was the only one who voted differently and explained why.