We have presidential elections next month here in Lithuania. I'm usually quite unpolitical and do not know and do not read that much about candidates, but sometimes it is pretty impossible to overlook what a circus is that. From those really not much of interviews and articles I have read I already have a view of what is going on here. Seven candidates:
1. Government is good, government is not that good, I am good, government is good, I am good, government is not that good. Anyway, everyone knows that I will win.
2. I am God and all what I was doing in my lifetime is just the best you can get, but the first candidate done nothing and she is really bad.. KGB and me? Emm... Who told you that? By the way, did I mentioned that first candidate is bad?
3. I'm a good soldier and I know how to manage crisis! And it's just a coincidence that my friends became mafia...
4. I didn't wanted to participate in presidential elections, but my party said I'm going to.. Anyway, this is a good chance to show people that I'm a solid and good guy.
5. What do I think of politics in my country? Wait a second I have to ask some russian guy, he wants to become prime minister..
6. Dzień dobry, Wilno jest nasze
7. I can't be a second man in a party anymore! I'm the best president and I will fire all government, my party will rule the world as I know the best way out of crisis!
This is just my humble opinion on these elections. Sorry, if this is not true :) Just I do understand some of those politicians if only I am looking with a bit of irony... After such understanding of who wants to become a president I do understand why it is already clear who will win. Just I'm still wondering, is it really worth to go to elections just because someone wants to use it as commercial for themselves?
And PLEASE GO VOTING! I don't know if the first candidate is really the best we can get, but all the others would be simply a disaster.
P.S. As I told this is just my opinion and my understanding of who is participating as saying what..
P.P.S. Only three days left till our short trip to Latvia and north of Norway! Yey!
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Sveiki draugus
Stumbled upon your blog Lukas.
I was born in Latvia and now live in my adopted country, the big bad imperialistic USA.
I am grateful to live here but have never understood why its citizens don't excercise their right to vote. Average % apprx. 35
till last year.
My friends in Latvia are discouraged even though percentage wise more participate in elections. The difference in government and how candidates are chosen still does not allow them to make good choices. Therefore, many just don't participate anymore.
Thank you for the amusing play on the Lithuanian candidates. Sometimes its better to laugh than to whine and cry.
Enjoy your trip to Latvia and maybe leave some comments here.
I'll check back here again.
My best
Zigrida Dzenis
Zigrida, it's still a mystery for me why do people are always screaming that government is so bad. They should look at themselves and see that only those 35% are voting, that they're voting for populist parties and so on. Even if someone believes that all candidates are bad ones, they should try to find the "unworst" one :)
And I'll surely write something from the trip to Latvia and Norway ;)
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