Liberal and Centre Union
Liberal and Centre Union Liberalų ir centro sąjunga | |
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Lithuanian Freedom Union | |
| Headquarters | Vilniaus g. 22/1, Vilnius |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Liberalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
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The Liberal and Centre Union (Lithuanian: Liberalų ir centro sąjunga, LiCS) was a conservative-liberal[2] political party in Lithuania active between 2003 and 2014.
It was a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
History
LiCS was formed in 2003 by a merger of the
The combined party was led by Gintautas Babravičius. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 11.2% of the vote and returned 2 MEPs.
In the
In the October 2008 parliamentary elections, LiCS retained 8 seats out of its previous 18 and received 5.3% of the national vote, and formed a coalition with the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement, and National Resurrection Party (TPP).
On 22 September 2011 the party agreed to absorb the TPP, whose MPs had been sitting in the LiCS parliamentary group.
In the October 2012 parliamentary elections the party lost all 8 seats, taking just 2.1% of the national vote.
On 12 July 2014, the LiCS merged with
Election results
Seimas
| Election | Votes[a] | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 109,872 | 9.19 (#5) | 18 / 141
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 18
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Opposition (2004−2006) |
| 2008 | 66,078 | 5.34 (#7) | 8 / 141
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 10
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Coalition |
| 2012 | 28,263 | 2.15 (#9) | 0 / 141
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8
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Extra-parliamentary |
- ^ Proportional representation votes.
See also
References
- ^ Klein, Andreas Michael; Kviliūnaitė, Kristina (1 March 2011). "Sozialdemokraten und Konservative liegen bei Kommunalwahl in Litauen vorn". Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
External links
- (in Lithuanian) Liberal and Centre Union official website
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