If last year defense, security, and geopolitics dominated President Gitanas Nausėda’s annual address, this year the main keyword was resilience, according to an analysis by the media monitoring company Mediaskopas. In addition, as the analysis of the head of state’s speech showed, there was also criticism of opponents and polemical remarks.
“In this year’s address, security remains one of the most important topics, but it is understood much more broadly — as the ability of the state, institutions, and society to withstand both external and internal challenges,” said Vilnė Kairienė, data strategist at Mediaskopas.
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