The Lithuanian people were disillusioned with this party, as its members had been involved in several financial scandals: Juozas Purickas had been using his diplomatic privileges in Moscow to deal in cocaine and saccharin; Eliziejus Draugelis and Petras Josiukas had purchased cheap low-quality smoked pig fat from Germany instead of buying from Lithuanian farmers; and the Minister of Finance, Vytautas Petrulis, had transferred a large sum of money from the state budget to his personal account.
De litauiske vælgere havde mistet tilliden til partiet, fordi flere af dets medlemmer havde været involveret i finansskandaler: Juozas Purickas havde misbrugt sin diplomatstatus i Moskva til at handle med kokain og sakkarin, Eliziejus Draugelis og Petras Josiukas havde handlet med billigt lavkvalitets, røget svinefedt fra Tyskland i stedet for at købe fedtet af de litauiske bønder, og finansministeren, Vytautas Petrulis, havde overført store summer fra statsfinanserne til sin egen konto.