The nomination of the new Minister for the Environment and Regional Development has proved to be longer than it initially seemed.
Party associations “For Development / For!” On Monday, the board was not yet able to formulate an opinion on whether Artūrs Toms Plešs should be nominated for the position. Unofficially, the struggle for influence between the two parties in the association has been cited as a reason for prolonging the process. However, the official version is much more down-to-earth – it is necessary to agree on the competencies of the position candidate.
Although publicly the association “For Development / For!” associated with two political forces, with a third among them. This is the party “Growth”, which is represented in the Saeima by Andris Skride.
The board of this party also decided today on what to nominate for the vacant position of the Minister of the Environment.
“We support, but internally we continue to discuss in the board of the association who and how will be there,” says Skride.
It’s harder to go to “Development / About!” board. It has not yet been able to agree on Artūras Toms Plešs nominated for “Latvian Development” at the board meeting of the all-party association.
“There is already a struggle there, not between personalities, but between arguments. Which would be most appropriate. Also in the sense that MEPRD is important in the context of administrative-territorial reform, which is an important key project. Consequently, there is no feeling that it should be at any cost tomorrow morning, “says the MEP,” For Development / For! ” co-chairman Ivars Ijabs.
In fact, the predictions that the competition between the two parties – “Latvijas Attīstība”, represented by Plešs and the party “Kustība PAR”, has now started have come true. Daniels Pavluts, the leader of “PAR”, could also be a candidate for the Minister. He, by the way, declined to comment further on Monday after the board.
There is also an opinion that Juris Pūce, also a representative of Latvijas Attīstība, has discredited not only the association with his scandal, but also casts a shadow over the new term of the Riga City Council. Its chairman is currently Mārtiņš Staķis from “Parists”.
Political scientist, co-owner of “Media Bridge” Filips Rajevskis: “There is a question who is the person or the minister who will influence or in some other way interact with the new leadership of the Riga City Council. Because this position gives a lot of political resources. ”
“For Development / About!” although they had previously mentioned that the process of electing a new minister could last until Tuesday or even Wednesday, but time here gives grounds for various speculations.
“The longer they drag on this ministerial search process, the harder it is,” Rajevsky said.
Currently, the duties of the Minister of MEPRD have been entrusted to the Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks. In the opinion of the party association, merging the duties of the position does not cause any problems yet.
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