Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the ruling Farmers and Greens Union (LFGU), has confirmed that he offered the backing of his political group to Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen if the opposition Liberal Movement's leader agreed to run for speaker of the Seimas. Karbauskis said he thought that Cmilyte-Nielsen would be very competent for the job and she would have received support even if the Liberals did not join the ruling coalition. The Liberals leader declined the offer though, claiming she did not want her party to be used as “a tool” in dealing with the ruling bloc's prob...
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