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Jurist, economist, parliament member Remigijus Simasius will be leading Vilnius' liberals in upcoming municipal elections. His candidacy to run for the post of Vilnius mayor has been approved by the Vilnius city unit of the Liberal Movement, reports LETA/ELTA.

"I will seek for Vilnius to become a transparency and efficiency standard for the entire country. Lithuania's capital city must stand as an example to other cities in the country. Once municipal companies start operating in a fair and efficient manner, we will have the kind of Vilnius that functions efficiently and is able to earn money to meet the needs of its residents when it comes to health centres, kindergartens, sport and cultural events and facilities, rather than see Vilnius greatly indebted as it is now," the candidate to assume the mayor's post said.

Simasius has been twice elected to the Vilnius City Council, is familiar with advantages and disadvantages of the council's work, he also headed the Ministry of Justice, is expert in legal aspects of management, the functions and potential of state machinery.