Kandrotas gained notoriety protesting restrictions during the
COVID-19 pandemic, including gluing
sticky tape on his lips during his trials in protest against
mask mandates. He attempted to stand as a candidate in the
2020 parliamentary election with the
Union of the Fighters for Lithuania, a small far-right anti-establishment party. The party's attempt to stand for election was unsuccessful due to an inability to collect the necessary signatures and numerous candidates having an active criminal record. He was one of the organizers of the "Great March in Defense of the Family" (), a demonstration of about 10 thousand people held in
Vilnius on 15 May 2021, in protest against the
Šimonytė Cabinet's
civil partnership bill. Participating in the protest against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on 10 August 2021, he was one of the instigators of a
riot that led to a clash with police authorities, and was restricted from participation in further protests, but violated these restrictions. In 2021, he was noticed driving a car carrying red license plates which were thought to have belonged to the embassy of
Belarus in Lithuania. Kandrotas denied this and confirmed that they belonged to the
Order of Malta, which he claimed to be a member of - however, the organization claimed that he was not a member and officially distanced themselves from the politician. On 17–20 January 2022, Kandrotas visited
Belarus along with other members of the anti-EU and anti-NATO movement "The Dawn of Justice" led by
Algirdas Paleckis. During this visit, meetings and discussions were organized with the country's key figures, such as president
Alexander Lukashenko and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vladimir Makei. Presenting themselves as a self described "Lithuanian civil society", the delegation expressed disdain for the Lithuanian government's policies regarding its eastern neighbors amidst the
Belarus–European Union border crisis, grounding of
Ryanair Flight 4978 and the
2020 Belarusian presidential election. They expressed an aspiration for fostering amicable relations and cooperation between the Lithuanian and Belarusian communities. Released from prison in 2023, Kandrotas held numerous protests, including against pro-
Ukrainian organizations, and committed vandalism. On 16 August 2023, Kandrotas announced the establishment of
Party "We Are Lithuania" () in a founding conference with a claimed membership of 2306 people. The party remains unregistered by the Electoral Commission. The party supports
family values,
LGBT rights opposition,
Lithuanian nationalism and
national sovereignty, and describes itself as
conservative. He was planning to run in the
2024 presidential elections, but the Supreme Electoral Commission of Lithuania did not register his candidacy due to failing to provide the required documents. ==References==