Elections in Lithuania!

Most of the time politicians are just real bad pussy
(that's because election period is too short,
maybe lets make elections longer?).

Hi folks,

as US is gearing up for the 2012 Presidential Elections it is already election time in Lithuania! Right now it is 7 am in Lithuania - soon my fellow Lithuanians will wake up and go to vote with their ballots on 2 important decisions:

1. who will govern for next 4 years in Lithuania via Parliament elections,
2. and whether we are going to build a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania via nation wide Referendum.

I usually don't publicly endorse political parties or campaigns, but then I do it is because I want to express my opinion as a startuper. So:

1. In Parliament elections I support candidates from parties of current Government in Lithuania for 2 main reason:
• they did decent job during economic crisis,
• they probably are as entrepreneurial as Lithuanian politics can be at this current point of time.

Don't just take my word for it Google it, or check these links out:
- "Lithuania's final sprint" by Economist,

- Report from The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania,

- Prime Minister of Lithuania A. Kubilius visited startup event Startup Monthly Vilnius and met up with Lithuanian startup community leaders (original photo from StartupHighway Facebook page):

Yeah, that good looking guy on the right is me.

I could continue, but I think you should get the point - parties in present government are OK and alternatives is not very attractive - populism aka 'Fantasy' promises.

2. Nuclear power plant - Lithuania needs it. Power consumption is only growing in Lithuania and the world, plus the more autonomous and independent you are - the better. The official website of the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant Project covers all the details very well (there is also this very nicely done presentation, sadly only in Lithuania right now).

That's all from me. Whether your going to vote or not, please make an informed, idealogical and logical decision :)

Good luck and good night,

Eddy