List of political parties in Lithuania

This article lists political parties in Lithuania. Lithuania has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. As of 2008, there are 37 political parties registered with the Ministry of Justice.[1]

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Major parties

Current parties in the parliament

There are currently eleven parties represented in the Seimas.

Name Abbreviation Leader Ideology Seimas MEPs
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga		 LVŽS Ramūnas Karbauskis Centrism,
Agrarianism,
Green politics,
Green conservatism,
Technocracy		 49 2
Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai		 TS-LKD Gabrielius Landsbergis Conservatism,
Christian democracy,
National conservatism,
Liberal conservatism,
Economic liberalism,
Pro-Europeanism		 36 3
Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Lietuvos socialdemokratinė darbo partija		 LSDDP Gediminas Kirkilas Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Nordic model		 11 0
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija		 LSDP Gintautas Paluckas Social democracy,
Pro-Europeanism		 9 2
Liberal Movement
Liberalų sąjūdis		 LRLS Viktorija Čmilytė - Nielsen Classical liberalism,
Conservative liberalism,
Pro-Europeanism		 10 1
Order and Justice
Tvarka ir teisingumas		 TT Remigijus Žemaitaitis National conservatism,
Lithuanian nationalism,
Right-wing populism,
Soft euroscepticism		 2 0
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija
Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie		 LLRA Valdemar Tomaševski Polish minority interests,
Conservatism,
Christian democracy,
Soft euroscepticism,
Russophilia		 8 1
Labour Party
Darbo partija		 DP Viktor Uspaskich Centrism,
Populism,
Social liberalism		 3 1
Lithuanian Green Party
Lietuvos Žaliųjų partija		 LŽP Remigijus Lapinskas Centrism, Green politics,
Green liberalism		 1 0
Lithuanian Centre Party
Lietuvos Centro partija		 LCP Naglis Puteikis Centrism,
National conservatism,
Soft euroscepticism,
Agrarianism		 1 0
Christian Union (Lithuania)
Krikščionių sąjunga		 KS Rimantas Dagys Christian democracy,
Christian social policy		 2 0
Freedom Party

Laisvės Partija

 LV Aušrinė Armonaitė Liberalism, Pro-Europeanism, Green Politics 1 0

Minor parties

Old parties

Historical parties

See also

References
  1. "Partijų derliaus metais užderėjo ir profsąjungų partija". Lietuvos Rytas. 2008-05-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  2. http://socialistupartija.blogspot.com/
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