Main narratives:
- general anti-governmental sentiments;
- incompetence of the current government
Overview:
Discussions peaked over the villa in Greece that the family of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, bought. The main criticism went out after the date of buying the villa was found out. The parliamentary opposition immediately demanded that Landsbergis explain his family’s property in Greece. Specifically, they question the date of the purchase, February 2022, which coincided with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This gave rise to suspicions that the foreign minister’s family was making plans to flee the country in case the war escalated.
Villa-related debates were widely covered online, accelerating harsh criticism not only to Landsbergis and his family, but the whole conservatives party, as well as generating anti-governmental sentiments. This quickly escalated news gave the anti-governmental personas a great impulse to act. As the parliamentary elections are approaching and questionable political parties with radical standpoints or anti-governmental leaders are running for the posts, the scandal of the villa in Greece might significantly impact the results of the elections.
