Christian Union (Lithuania)

Christian Union (Lithuanian: Krikščionių sąjunga) is a political party of Lithuania, which held the constituent congress on February 8, 2020.[1]

Christian Union

Krikščionių sąjunga
AbbreviationKS
ChairmanRimantas Dagys
Founded8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)
Split fromHomeland Union
HeadquartersKovo 11-osios g. 47-36, Grigiškės, Vilnius
Membership2173 (2020)
IdeologyChristian democracy
Christian social policy
Seats in the Seimas
2 / 141
Seats in the European Parliament
0 / 11
Municipal councils
0 / 1,461
Mayors
0 / 60

The constituent congress elected the initiator of the party, Rimantas Dagys, its chairman.[1] Member of Seimas Egidijus Vareikis, Signatory of the Act of March 11 Jonas Šimėnas, former members of Seimas Petras Luomanas, Jonas Valatka, Arvydas Akstinavičius also became members of the party.[1] Priest Robertas Grigas presided over a prayer in the congress.[1] He said that he was asked to do so by cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius.[1]

Initially the party was meant to be named "Christian Union 'Harmony and Welfare'" (Lithuanian: Krikščionių sąjunga „Santarvė ir gerovė“), but the constituent congress has decided to shorten the name to "Christian Union" (Lithuanian: Krikščionių sąjunga).[2]

The program adopted by the constituent congress claims that the party's "political activity is grounded in principles of Christian democracy and Christian social policy".[1]

Footnotes
  1. Plikūnė, Dalia (8 February 2020). "Dagys steigia krikščioniškų pažiūrų partiją: ryškėja jos sudėtis" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt.
  2. Levickytė, Paulina (8 February 2020). "R. J. Dagio besikurianti politinė jėga vadinsis „Krikščionių sąjunga"" (in Lithuanian). Kauno diena.
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