Žemaitaitis: Coalition can and must work for stability and peace

Raimundas Žemaitaitis, a member of the Lithuanian Seimas, stated that the current coalition government should persist to ensure stability and peace. He recalled its formation with former Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, involving Vilija Blinkevičiūtė and Saulius Skvernelis, and noted the subsequent addition of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union faction.

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In my opinion, the coalition should hold, because we formed it then with the then prime minister Gintautas Paluckas. Vilija Blinkevičiūtė and Saulius Skvernelis also participated in that process. Unfortunately, what happened happened in the course of events, the coalition had to be changed and the faction of the Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union joined the coalition. So it works, I think it can work and must work if we want stability and peace.

Despite his belief in the coalition's potential, Žemaitaitis expressed uncertainty about its future stability. "We are not guaranteed, I am also not guaranteed, whether I will leave the broadcast alive today or die," he remarked, drawing a parallel to the unpredictability of life and the coalition's fate. He noted that the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), led by Mindaugas Sinkevičius, will present three scenarios for the coalition's future at their upcoming council meeting.

Coalition tensions have escalated, particularly after some ruling partners in the Seimas did not support the establishment of a military training ground in Kapčiamiestis. This event, along with recent police raids on Žemaitaitis's and his deputy's offices and residences, has intensified scrutiny. President Gitanas Nausėda commented that the precise work of the services would help "cleanse the political environment of things that should not be in politics."

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We are not guaranteed, I am also not guaranteed, whether I will leave the broadcast alive today or die. You are not guaranteed how things will happen in your life. Exactly the same applies to the coalition – this weekend, the Social Democrats, the newly convened council, the party chairman Mindaugas will present what decision, that will be the decision.

The current ruling coalition comprises the Social Democrats, the "Dawn of Nemunas" (Nemuno aušra), and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union factions in the Seimas. Recent criticism from some LSDP members and President Nausėda regarding the "Dawn of Nemunas" faction's work adds to the internal pressures.

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the precise work of the services will help cleanse the political environment of things that should not be in politics.