This week, on Sunday, the branches of this party will finish proposing candidates to participate in next year’s presidential elections.
As the Democratic Union informed BNS, each department can present one candidate.
Among the contenders are the chairman of “Vardan Lietuvos” Saulius Skvernelis, former Minister of Social Security and Labor Linas Kukuraitis, member of the Democratic faction in the Seimas Vytautas Bakas, former Deputy Minister of National Defense and Deputy Secretary General of NATO Giedrim Jeglinskas.
S. Skvernelis has previously told journalists that he does not want to run for president a second time.
In 2019, as the candidate of the Lithuanian Peasants’ and Greens’ Union, he competed with Gitan Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonyte for the position of Prime Minister. Then S. Skvernelis came third with 19.58 percent. voters’ votes.
“These elections are very important for the Democrats, we are participating in the presidential elections for the first time. It is gratifying that more than one name is mentioned – it shows that we have something to choose from, we have more than one potential candidate with the competences needed for today’s Lithuania. And who we will finally delegate as the party’s candidate, we will announce on November 11”, said the head of the party’s election staff, Seimas member Lukas Savickas.
On November 11, the party’s presidential candidate will be approved by the “Vardan Lietuvos” council.
Presidential elections in Lithuania will be held next May.
The Democratic Union “Vardan Lietuvos” led by ex-premier S. Skvernelis was founded last January, after some politicians broke away from the Union of Lithuanian Peasants and Greens.
#Democratic #branches #nominate #Skvernelis #Kukuraitis #Bakas #Jeglinskas #president
2024-09-03 11:15:56
