Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga | |
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| Abbreviation | LVŽS |
| Chairman | Ramūnas Karbauskis |
| First Vice Chairman | Bronis Ropė |
| Vice Chairpeople |
Rima Baškienė Kęstutis Mažeika Arvydas Nekrošius Aušrinė Norkienė Mindaugas Puidokas Viktoras Rinkevičius Virginijus Sinkevičius Andriejus Stančikas Tomas Tomilinas Povilas Žagunis |
| Founded | 2001 (Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties) |
| Preceded by |
Lithuanian Peasants Party New Democracy Party |
| Headquarters | Pamėnkalnio g. 26, Vilnius |
| Membership | 4,312 |
| Ideology |
Technocracy[1] Agrarianism[2][3] Green politics Green conservatism[4] |
| Political position | Centre[2][5] to centre-right[1] |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Seimas |
55 / 141
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
1 / 11
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| Cabinet of Lithuania |
11 / 14
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| Municipal councils |
147 / 1,526
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| Mayors |
3 / 60
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The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga, LVŽS; also known as Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union, formerly Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, LVLS) is a centre-right[1] agrarian political party in Lithuania led by industrial farmer Ramūnas Karbauskis.
History
In February 2006, the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union led by Lithuanian politician Kazimiera Prunskienė chose to rename itself after the pre-war Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. It had previously been known as "Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga", or VNDS, which translates to the "Peasants and New Democratic Party Union" or "Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties". This name stemmed from its origin as an electoral alliance between the Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija) and the New Democratic Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija), which merged to form the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union.
It changed its name to Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union in January 2012.
After successful performance in the 2016 elections, a clarification about its English name format was issued, changing it to Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.[6]
Electoral results
Seimas
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2004 | Participated coalition along with New Democracy Party | 6.6 | 10 / 141 |
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Coalition |
| 2008 | 46,162 (PR) | 3.73 | 3 / 141 |
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Opposition |
| 2012 | 53,141 (PR) | 3.88 | 1 / 141 |
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Opposition |
| 2016 | 274,108 (PR) | 22.45 | 54 / 141 |
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Coalition |
European Parliament
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 89,338 | 7.4% | 1 / 13 |
| 2009 | 10,285 | 1.82% | 0 / 12 |
| 2014 | 75,643 | 6.25% | 1 / 11 |
Current Members of the Seimas
| Parliamentarian | From | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Vida Ačienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Valius Ąžuolas | 2016 | Akmenė-Mažeikiai |
| Kęstutis Bacvinka | 2016 | Garliava |
| Vytautas Bakas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Rima Baškienė | 2004 | Kuršėnai-Dainai |
| Guoda Burokienė | 2016 | Aukštaitija |
| Justas Džiugelis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Aurimas Gaidžiūnas | 2016 | Radviliškis |
| Dainius Gaižauskas | 2016 | Marijampolė |
| Arūnas Gumuliauskas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Stasys Jakeliūnas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Jonas Jarutis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Eugenijus Jovaiša | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Dalius Kaminskas | 2016 | Kėdainiai |
| Ramūnas Karbauskis | 2016
(1996-2004) |
Šilainiai |
| Dainius Kepenis | 2016 | Marių |
| Gintautas Kindurys | 2016 | Nalšia |
| Algimantas Kirkutis | 2016 | Baltijos |
| Asta Kubilienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Bronius Markauskas | 2016
(2004-2008) |
Gargždai |
| Raimundas Martinėlis | 2016 | Sėla |
| Laimutė Matkevičienė | 2016 | Kaišiadorys-Elektrėnai |
| Kęstutis Mažeika | 2016 | Sūduva |
| Rūta Miliūtė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Alfredas Stasys Nausėda | 2016 | Šilutė |
| Arvydas Nekrošius | 2016 | Raseiniai-Kėdainiai |
| Petras Nevulis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Aušrinė Norkienė | 2016 | Tauragė |
| Aušra Papirtienė | 2016 | Kalniečiai |
| Virgilijus Poderys | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Viktoras Pranckietis | 2016 | Raudondvaris |
| Mindaugas Puidokas | 2016 | Aleksotas-Vilijampolė |
| Vytautas Rastenis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Juozas Rimkus | 2016 | Kelmė-Šiauliai |
| Viktoras Rinkevičius | 2016
(2000-2008) |
Multi-member Constituency |
| Valerijus Simulik | 2000 | Saulės |
| Virginijus Sinkevičius | 2016 | Šeškinė |
| Saulius Skvernelis | 2016 | Karoliniškės |
| Kęstutis Smirnovas | 2016 | Vilkaviškis |
| Lauras Stacevičius | 2016 | Dainava |
| Andriejus Stančikas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Levutė Staniuvienė | 2016 | Kuršas |
| Zenonas Streikus | 2016 | Lazdijai-Druskininkai |
| Dovilė Šakalienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Robertas Šarknickas | 2016 | Alytus |
| Audrys Šimas | 2016 | Biržai-Kupiškis |
| Agnė Širinskienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Tomas Tomilinas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Stasys Tumėnas | 2016 | Aušros |
| Povilas Urbšys | 2012 | Vakarinė |
| Petras Valiūnas | 2016 | Dzūkija |
| Egidijus Vareikis | 2000 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Juozas Varžgalys | 2016 | Ukmergė |
| Gediminas Vasiliauskas | 2016 | Petrašiūnai |
| Aurelijus Veryga | 2016 | Panemunė |
| Virginija Vingrienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
Name
- 2001 – Dec 2005: Peasants and New Democratic Party Union or Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties (Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga / VNDS)
- Dec 2005 – Jan 2012: Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union (Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga / LVLS)
- Jan 2012 – Feb 2017: Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga / LVŽS)
- Feb 2017 – present: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga / LVŽS)
Notes
- 1 2 3 Lowe, Josh (25 October 2016). "The Farmers' Party That Stormed the Lithuanian Election: What You Need to Know". Newsweek. Newsweek. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- 1 2 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). Central and East European party systems since 1989. Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 81.
- ↑ https://pollofpolls.eu/LT
- ↑ Vitureau, Marielle; Sibierski, Mary (23 October 2016). "Lithuanians vote for change handing farmers' party surprise win". Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Verčiant į anglų žodžio „valstiečiai" neliks". Lietuvos Žinios (in Lithuanian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
LVŽS šiandien pranešė, kad nuo šiol partijos pavadinimas angliškai skambės Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
See also
- Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvia)
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