It is expected that the president may 'intervene' in the political crisis.
To say that the situation in the government is crisis-like is an understatement! After yesterday's 'competition' of who was first with their statement - the Prime Minister or the Minister of Defense - neither 'New Unity' nor the 'Progressives' have good options for getting out of this situation. At the same time, the 'Progressives' find themselves in the most uncomfortable position. If they simply leave the government, meaning all the remaining two ministers resign (Shvinka and Lace), the rest of the government continues to function as a 'technical' government and... waits for the opposition to remove Silin through the Saeima - if, of course, they want to.
The second option is that the 'Progressives' formally leave, but... stay! Namely: under the guise of caring for the country's security interests, they declare their readiness to support the appointment of a professional Minister of Defense, namely Colonel Melnis, but do not consider themselves bound by the coalition agreement. This means that de facto the government continues to operate as a 'technical' one, and the Prime Minister must negotiate with the opposition each time to pass any decision through the Saeima. This second scenario seems to be the most realistic - let us risk assuming that this is indeed the scenario on which the 'Progressives' will settle today.
According to rumors, the president will also attempt to intervene in this political process - he will hold consultations with all parliamentary factions to find out how they see the situation with the government in the almost 5 months remaining before the elections. Since there are no urgent decisions that the Saeima needs to make right now, and since deputies will go on vacation from June 20 until September, the government can continue to work or, more accurately, pretend to work, until the elections, that is, until October. Of course, if desired, a new government can be quickly formed - within two weeks, that is, still in May. The question is what it will manage to accomplish by November or possibly December - until the next government is formed. However, there is a reason for a new government in May if... it will serve as a rehearsal for a similar coalition after the elections!
In any case, today we can speak not only of a government crisis but also of political chaos.
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