Liberal Union of Lithuania
Liberal Union of Lithuania Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga | |
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Abbreviation | LLS |
Founded | 25 November 1990 |
Dissolved | 31 May 2003 |
Split from | Sąjūdis[1] |
Merged into | Liberal and Centre Union |
Ideology | Liberalism Classical liberalism[2] |
Political position | Centre |
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The Liberal Union of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga (LLS)) was a liberal[3] political party in Lithuania.[4][5]
History[edit]
The party was founded on the 25th of November, 1990 on a basis of the Vilnius University Liberal Club. Its first leader was Vilnius University philosophy professor Vytautas Radžvilas. In 1992 parliamentary election, the Liberal Union got 1.51 percent of votes and failed to win any seats. In January 1993 the party congress agreed upon declaration, which stated that the party would right-wing one. In 1994 the party's membership grew. Most of these new members were either former politicians (e. g. former Moderates Movement's leader Eugenijus Gentvilas) or employees of company EBSW.
In 1995 municipal election, the party got 2.69 percent of the votes nationally and 40 councillors. Most of these gains were city districts (e. g. Birštonas, Marijampolė, Klaipėda).[6] After these elections many members of Liberal Union in Kaunas resigned. In 1996 parliamentary election the party got 1.84 percent of the votes and one mandate. In 1997 municipal election, the party won 3.99 percent of the votes. As a result, the Liberal Union managed to form coalitions with other parties and win mayorships (most notably, in Klaipėda).
Party's breakthrough came in late 1999, when former Prime Minister of Lithuania (and Homeland Union member) Rolandas Paksas became party's leader. In 2000 municipal election the Liberal Union won 13.99 percent of the votes (first place was won by the New Union (Social Liberals) with 16.68 percent of the votes) and mayorships in three major cities, Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. In the parliamentary election of the same year, the party won 17.25 percent of the votes and 34 seats in Seimas. By this, the Liberal Union was the largest single party in Seimas for four months in 2000 and 2001.
After these elections, the Liberal Union formed a coalition with the New Union (Social Liberals), the Lithuanian Centre Union, the Modern Christian Democrats and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (with support from the Lithuanian Peasants Party). This coalition lasted for seven months, when New Union (Social Liberals) withdraw their government ministers.
After this, the party became opposition one. By December, 2001 Rolandas Paksas (and some of his followers) left the Liberal Union and founded the Liberal Democratic Party. Along this split, the party started negotiations with former coalition partners, the Lithuanian Centre Union and the Modern Christian Democrats, about merger. All three parties merged into Liberal and Centre Union in 2003.
Prominent members[edit]
See also[edit]
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Lithuania
References[edit]
- ^ Post-Communist EU Member States – Parties and Party Systems. Taylor & Francis. 2017. ISBN 9781351909709. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas. Springer-Verlag. 2010. pp. 62, 190. ISBN 9783531162010. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Tvaskienė, Jurga. "Liberalų istorija: nepasimokė patys, ant to paties grėblio lipa ir kiti". DELFI. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "G. Nausėda: norint pavadinti A. Zuoką liberalu, reikia daug fantazijos" [G. Nausėda: To call A. Zuokas a liberal, a lot of fantasy is needed]. Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija (in Lithuanian). 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "Balsavimo rezultatai apygardose".
External links[edit]
- Homeland Union (50)
- Farmers and Greens Union (21)
- Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (16)
- Liberals Movement (13)
- Social Democratic Party (13)
- Freedom Party (11)
- Labour Party (9)
- Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (3)
- Regions Party (2)
- Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party (1)
- Dawn of Nemunas (1)
(since 1990)
- Centre Union
- Christian Conservative Social Union
- Christian Democratic Union
- Christian Party
- Civic Democratic Party
- Communist Party
- Democratic Labour Party
- Front Party
- Independence Party
- Liberal and Centre Union
- Liberal Union
- Life Logic Party
- Lithuanian Citizens' Alliance
- Christian Democrats
- Christian Democratic Party
- Democratic Party
- Lithuanian Liberty League
- Lithuanian Liberty Union
- Party of the Economy
- Peasants Party
- People's Party (2012)
- Social Democratic Union
- Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees
- Modern Christian-Democratic Union
- National Democratic Party
- National Resurrection Party
- New Democracy Party
- New Union (Social Liberals)
- Order and Justice
- Party of National Progress
- Republican League
- Russian Alliance
- Sąjūdis
- Socialist Party
- Socialist People's Front
- Union of the Fighters for Lithuania
- YES
- Young Communist League
(inter-war)
- Achdus
- Central Polish Electoral Committee
- Communist Party of Lithuania and Byelorussia
- Democratic Jewish Union
- Farmers' Association
- Farmers' Party
- Folkspartei
- General Jewish Labour Bund
- Lithuanian German Committee
- Lithuanian Labour Federation
- Lithuanian Nationalist Union
- Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union
- Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party
- Memel Agricultural Party
- Memel People's Party
- Memel Workers' Party
- Peasant Union
- Polish Socialist Party of Lithuania and Belarus
- Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory
- Union of Christian Socialist Workers of the Memel Region
- United Minorities
- Workers' Group of Lithuania
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