November 16, 2012
Whatever happened to good old diplomacy? Of course there have always been heads of state without savoir faire, but it seems as thought this is becoming the norm. So many leaders think it cool to just bulldoze ahead like a spoilt executive running daddy's company. Civilities are what keep us civilised.
Today for instance the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite, defied protocol by welcoming the nation's newly elected parliament with a written message. she may as well have sent a text message.
The former president, Valdas Adamkus, has suggested that it is because of her differences with the leading parties following the October elections. The 141-seat parliament was split between the three major parties: the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (38 seats) the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (33 seats) and the Labour Party (29 seats). Two seats were left vacant following allegations of allegations of foul play in two single-mandate electoral constituencies. A president has to be gracious and respect due process. Ms Grybauskaite will now be expected to chose the premier from the Social Democratic Party as it is the one with the most seats. She'll be wise not to ignore tradition too much or her stance may backfire.
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