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Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union
Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga
Leader Ramūnas Karbaukis Founded February 2006 Headquarters 26 Pamėnkalnio g., Vilnius Ideology Agrarianism, Centrism Political position Centre-left International affiliation None European affiliation Alliance for Europe of the Nations European Parliament Group Union for Europe of the Nations (2004-2009) Official colours Green, Red Website http://www.lvls.lt Politics of Lithuania
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ElectionsLithuanian Peasant Popular Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, or LVLS) is an Agrarian centre-left political party in Lithuania led by industrial farmer Ramūnas Karbaukis.
The party adopted its current name in February 2006. It had previously been known as "Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjungos", or VNDS, which translates to the "Peasants and New Democratic Party Union" or "Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties". This name stemmed from its origin as an electoral alliance between the Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija) and the New Democratic Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija), which merged to form the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union.
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections, the party gained 7.4% of the vote and won one MEP, who joined the Union for Europe of the Nations group.
Its candidate Kazimiera Prunskienė gained 21.4 % of the vote in the first round and 47.4 % in the second round in the presidential elections of 13 June 2004. At the legislative elections on 10 October 2004, the party won 6.6 % of the popular vote and 10 out of 141 seats.
In the legislative elections of 2008, the party experienced heavy losses, gaining only 3 out of its previous 10 seats in the Seimas and 3.74% of the national vote, continuing the party's tenure in opposition.
In the 2009 European parliament election the party got a mere 1.82% and lost its representation.
History
The party roots stem from the national revival movement based around the Varpas newspaper, and it was one of major political parties in the interbellum Republic of Lithuania. It had split from the Lithuanian Democratic Party and its driving force included the third President Kazys Grinius and three-term Prime Minister Mykolas Sleževičius. The party was active in 1922-1936 until it was banned, and was reborn after the controversial Peasants and New Democratic Party Union, led by Lithuanian politician Kazimiera Prunskienė, chose to rename it to the current name in February 2006.
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