Liberalism in Lithuania

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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Lithuania. Liberalism was a major force in Lithuania since 1902. Next to the urban citizens, agrarian liberal parties became active. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

History[]

After the restoration of independence in 1990 liberal parties arose again. Currently, the Liberal Movement and Freedom and Justice are centre-right liberal parties, and the Freedom Party is a centrist liberal party.

Lithuanian Democratic Party[]

• 1902: Liberal intellectuals and dissident social democrats formed the Lithuanian Democratic Party (Lietuvių Demokratų Partija).
• 1905: The LDP sponsored the forming of the ⇒ Lithuanian Peasants Union
• 1914: The LDP is renamed into Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos Demokratų Partija)
• 1917: A left wing faction formed the Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party and a moderate faction formed the ⇒ Democratic National Freedom League.
• 1920: The party is dissolved

From Lithuanian Peasants' Union to Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union[]

• 1905: The ⇒ Lithuanian Democratic Party sponsored the foundation of the (Lietuvos Valstiečių Sąjunga), a party working under supervision of the LDP
• 1920: The party became an independent party
• 1922: The party merged with the ⇒ Lithuanian Socialist Popular Democratic Party into the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union (Lietuvos Valstiečių Liaudininkų Sąjunga) under the leadership of Mykolas Sleževičius and Kazys Grinius
• 1935: The party is banned, but continued in exile
• 1990: It is refounded as a conservative-agrarian party

Lithuanian Socialist Popular Democratic Party[]

• 1917: A left wing faction of the ⇒ Lithuanian Democratic Party formed the Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party (Lietuvos Socialistų Liaudininkų Demokratų Partija)
• 1922: The party merged with the ⇒ Lithuanian Peasants' Union into the ⇒ Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union

From Democratic National Freedom League to Farmers Party[]

• 1917: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Lithuanian Democratic Party formed the Democratic National Freedom League (Demokratinė Tautos Laisvės Santara)
• 1925: The party is renamed into the Farmers Party (Ūkininkų Partija)
• 1928: The party is banned, but continued in exile

From Lithuanian Liberal Union to Liberal and Centre Union[]

• 1990: In newly independent Lithuania liberals formed the Lithuanian Liberal Union (Lietuvos Liberalų Sąjunga).
• 1993: The Lithuanian Centre Union (Lietuvos Centro Sąjunga) is founded.
• 2002: A populist faction of the LLS formed the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalų Demokratų Partija).
• 2003: The party merged with the ⇒ Lithuanian Centre Union and the Modern Christian Democratic Union into the Liberal and Centre Union (Liberalų ir Centro Sąjunga).
• 2002: An agrarian faction of the LCS formed the Lithuanian Centre Party (Lietuvos Centro Partija).
• 2008: The National Resurrection Party (Tautos Prisikėlimo Partija) is founded.
• 2011: The TPP merged into the ⇒ LiCS.

New Union Social Liberals[]

• 1998: Artūras Paulauskas launched the New Union (Social Liberals) (Naujoji sąjunga (socialliberalai))
• 2011: The party merged into the ⇒ Labour Party

Liberal Movement[]

• 2006: The Liberals' Movement of the Republic of Lithuania was formed by the dissident members of the Liberal and Centre Union

Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) to Freedom and Justice[]

• 2011: The YES – Homeland Revival and Perspective (TAIP – Tėvynės atgimimas ir perspektyva) is founded by Artūras Zuokas.
• 2014: The Liberal and Centre Union merged with YES into the ⇒ Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) (Lietuvos Laisvės Sąjunga (Liberalai)).
• 2020: The Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) merged with Order and Justice (originally ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party) into ⇒ Freedom and Justice (Laisvė ir teisingumas).

Freedom Party[]

• 2019: The Freedom Party was formed by the former members of Liberals' Movement of the Republic of Lithuania.

Liberal leaders[]

• Jonas Vileišis - Mykolas Sleževičius - Kazys Grinius - Petras Auštrevičius - Remigijus Šimašius - Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen - Aušrinė Armonaitė

Liberal think tanks[]

• Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LLRI)
• Taikomosios politikos institutas (TPI)

See also[]

• History of Lithuania
• Politics of Lithuania
• List of political parties in Lithuania