Justas🇱🇹

I’ve heard that it’s because their selection process is dumb and dominated by a handful of out of touch “experts” and the public only votes in the finals.

Some context: Kubilius is seen in Lithuania as a very controversial figure. He was instrumental in implementing overnight economic reforms that led to severe austerity measures in response to 2008 crisis.

While some people credit him with saving the country from borrowing expensive foreign loans and deeper crisis, others blame him for loss of benefits and pensions during the time of economic hardship.