Lithuanian Regions Party

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Lithuanian Regions Party
Lietuvos regionų partija
AbbreviationLRP
ChairpersonJonas Pinskus
Vice ChairpeopleJuozas Bernatonis
Ingrida Baltrušytė-Četrauskienė
Petras Čimbaras
Kęstutis Daukšys
Elvinas Jankevičius
Andrius Palionis
Živilė Pinskuvienė
Andrius Šedžius
Irena Šiaulienė
FounderGediminas Kirkilas
Founded13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) (LSDDP)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) (LRP)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania
HeadquartersVilnius
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Regionalism
Social conservatism
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
ColoursRed, White
Seimas
2 / 141
European Parliament
0 / 11
Municipal councils
57 / 1,498
Website
www.ltregionupartija.lt

The Lithuanian Regions Party (Lithuanian: Lietuvos regionų partija, LRP),[3] also translated as the Lithuanian Party of Regions, is a political party in Lithuania.[4] It was founded in 2018 as the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų darbo partija, LSDDP) following a split of members from Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP; also joined by former members of the Labour Party) after the LSDP's decision to exit a coalition government with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2017.[5]

History

Party logo until name change in June 2021

The party was a junior partner in government in the

unicameral Parliament, from 2018[6] to 2020. At the time, the LSDDP had 50 sections.[7]

The party scored badly in the

Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, Freedom and Justice (formerly Order and Justice) and independent right-wing deputies Petras Gražulis and Valdemaras Valkiūnas [lt
] to form the Lithuanian Group of Regions (Lithuanian: Lietuvos regionų frakcija).

In July 2021 the party adopted the name Lithuanian Regions Party. Jonas Pinskus, a former member of the Labour Party who joined the LSDDP in 2018, was elected chairman. He emphasized taking the party to a regionalist direction and emphasized growing differences between the Regions Party and LSDP.[8]

Pinskus' wife and Mayor of Širvintos, Živilė Pinskuvienė, joined the Regions Party alongside her electoral committee "Živilė Pinskuvienė's team – for a successful Širvintos region" (Lithuanian: Živilės Pinskuvienės komanda – už sėkmingą Širvintų kraštą) in 2022.[9] The Regions Party gained 73% of the vote in Širvintos in the 2023 Lithuanian local elections,[10] the only municipality in which the party earned the largest share of the vote.

Political positions

In its party program, the Regions Party describes itself as a

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies classified the party as left-wing.[2] It supports decentralization of the political system, a social market economy and a stronger social safety net, but at the same time supports the formation of additional free economic zones in poorer Lithuanian regions. It opposes further European integration
.

The Regions Party is a supporter of the right-wing traditionalist anti-LGBT Lithuanian Family Movement, and participates in their protests and demonstrations.[12] It initiated an attempt to ban LGBT propaganda in the Prienai District Municipality in 2023, but this proposal did not receive support from the local council.[13]

Election results

Seimas

Election Votes[a] % Seats +/– Government
2020 37,198 3.3 (#8)
3 / 141
 Increase3 Opposition
  1. ^ Proportional representation votes.

European Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/–
2019 29,592 2.4 (#12)
0 / 11

Municipal

Election Votes[a] % Council seats Mayors +/–
2019 19,591 1.73 (#9)
24 / 1,442
0 / 60
 -
2023 28,927 2.47 (#7)
56 / 1,498
1 / 60
 Increase 33
  1. ^ Municipal council election votes.

Chairmen

References

  1. ^ "Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Darbo Partijos Programa" (in Lithuanian).
  2. ^
    ISSN 1028-3625
    .  - As the "Lithuanian Regions Party".
  • ^ https://www.lrytas.lt/lietuvosdiena/aktualijos/2021/07/29/news/-socialdarbieciai-keicia-pavadinima-tampa-lietuvos-regionu-partija-20262398/ „Socialdarbiečiai“ keičia pavadinimą – tampa Lietuvos regionų partija
  • ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  • ^ Gudavičius, Stasys (7 November 2017). "Oficialiai paskelbta nauja frakcija Seime, keisis komitetų vadovybė". Verslo žinios (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • ^ Gaučaitė, Modesta (24 March 2018). "Socialdemokratų atskilėliai įkūrė savo partiją, išsirinko pirmininką ir įgėlė konservatoriams". Lrytas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • ^ Plikūnė, Dalia (13 April 2018). "Kirkilas mėto užuominas apie kandidatą į teisingumo ministrus". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • ^ Pankūnas, Gytis (19 June 2021). "LSDDP pavadinimą planuojantis keisti Pinskus: prie Regionų partijos galėtų prisijungti ne vienas meras". LRT.
  • ^ "Ž.Pinskuvienės komitetas jungiasi prie jos vyro vadovaujamos Regionų partijos". 15min.lt. 1 June 2022.
  • ^ "2023 m. kovo 5 d. savivaldybių tarybų ir merų rinkimai (I turas) - Širvintos". Supreme Electoral Commission of Lithuania.
  • ^ "Lietuvos regionų partijos programa". Lithuanian Regions Party.
  • ^ Marcinkevičius, Leonardas (10 September 2021). "Pinskus: maždaug pusė Regionų frakcijos narių yra aktyviausi "šeimų maršo" dalyviai". LRT.
  • ^ Aleknavičė, Karolina (25 May 2023). "Regionų partijos atstovo siūlymas stabdyti tariamą "LGBT ideologiją" palaikymo nesulaukė: Prienų valdžia dokumentui nepritarė". LRT.
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