Lithuanian Peasants Party

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The Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių partija, LVP) was a political party in Lithuania.

History

The party was established in 1990 as the Lithuanian Peasants Union, before becoming the Lithuanian Peasants Party in 1994.^[1] It won a single seat in the 1996 elections and four seats in the 2000 elections.

In 2001 the party merged with the New Democracy Party to form the Union of Peasants and New Democracy Parties.^[2]

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1205 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1205

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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