List of political parties in Lithuania

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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]

Major parties

Current parties in the parliament

There are currently eight parties represented in the Seimas.

The current government is a centre-left one, formed between the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, the Labour Party, Order and Justice and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania under the leadership of the Social Democrats Algirdas Butkevičius. Together, they have 85 seats: giving them a majority in the 141-seat Seimas.

Minor parties

• Civic Democratic Party (Pilietinės demokratijos partija)
• Lithuanian Centre Party (Lietuvos centro partija)
• Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) (Lietuvos Laisvės Sąjunga (Liberalai))
• Lithuanian Nationalist Union (Lietuvių tautininkų sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Union of Russians (Lietuvos rusų sąjunga)
• Russian Alliance (Rusų aljansas)
• Socialist People's Front (Socialistinis liaudies frontas)

Former parties

• Centre Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos centro sąjunga)
• Liberal and Centre Union (Lietuvos liberalų ir centro sąjunga)
• Christian Conservative Social Union (Krikščionių konservatorių socialinė sąjunga)
• Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos demokratine darbo partija)
• Front (Frontas)
• Christian Democratic Union (Krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• Liberal Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai)
• Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees (Lietuvos politinių kalinių ir tremtinių sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija)
• Modern Christian-Democratic Union (Moderniųjų krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• National Resurrection Party ( Tautos prisikėlimo partija)
• New Democracy Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija)
• New Union (Social Liberals) (Naujoji Sąjunga (Socialliberalai)
• Socialist Party of Lithuania ( Lietuvos socialistų partija )

Historical parties

• Lithuanian Democratic Party
• Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party
• Lithuanian Peasants' Union
• Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
• Democratic National Freedom League
• Farmers Party

See also

• Politics of Lithuania
• List of political parties by country
• Liberalism in Lithuania

References

Political parties in Lithuania
Parties in the Seimas	Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (54) Homeland Union (31) Social Democratic Party (17) Liberal Movement (14) Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (8) Order and Justice (8) Labour Party (2) Lithuanian Centre Party (1) Lithuanian List (1) Lithuanian Green Party (1)
Other active parties	The Way of Courage Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) Lithuanian National Union Lithuanian Nationalist Union Lithuanian People's Party Lithuanian Russian Union Party of National Progress Samogitian Party Socialist People's Front Young Lithuania
Defunct parties (Since 1990)	Lithuanian Centre Union Christian Conservative Social Union Christian Democratic Union Christian Party Civic Democratic Party Communist Party of Lithuania Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Front Party Independence Party Liberal and Centre Union Liberal Union of Lithuania Lithuanian Christian Democrats Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party Lithuanian Democratic Party Lithuanian Liberty League Lithuanian Liberty Union Lithuanian Peasants Party Lithuanian Social Democratic Union Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees Modern Christian-Democratic Union National Democratic Party of Lithuania National Resurrection Party New Democracy Party New Union (Social Liberals) Sąjūdis Socialist Party of Lithuania Unified Lithuanian National Workers Movement YES Young Communist League of Lithuania
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