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Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
The Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party ( lt, Lietuvos krikščionių demokratų partija, LKDP) was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania. History Russian Empire and Republic of Lithuania A Christian Democratic movement was established in Lithuania in 1890 by a group of Roman Catholic clergy and intellectuals. It initially called for Lithuanian patriotism and the defence of the Catholic church in the face of the dominant Russian Orthodox Church. In 1904 it adopted social objectives, but also began to adopt anti-Polish and nationalist viewpoints. The Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party (LKDP) was formally established in 1917, with its first congress held in Vilnius on 20 November 1918. It emerged as the largest party in the 1920 elections with 24 seats, and together with the Labour Federation and Farmers' Association, it formed the Christian Democratic Bloc, which together held 59 of the 112 seats. The 1922 elections saw the LKDP remain the largest party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government and controlling their activities. Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term, with 71 elected in individual constituencies, and 70 elected in a nationwide vote based on open list proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5%, and a multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to qualify for the proportional representation seats. Following the elections in 2020, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats is the largest party in the Seimas, forming a ruling coalition with the Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party. The Seimas traces its origins to the Seimas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Sejm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Lithuanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania in two stages on 25 October and 15 November 1992.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1201 A total of 141 members were elected to the Seimas, which replaced the Supreme Council; 70 were elected using proportional representation and 71 from single-member constituencies. Where no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote on 25 October, a run-off was held on 15 November. The first round of the elections were held simultaneously with a referendum on the adoption of a new constitution. The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP), which won 73 seats. Analysts attributed the surprisingly decisive victory to support from farmers and the Russian and Polish minorities, as well as widespread dissatisfaction with the economic situation and the policies of the ruling Sąjūdis political movement, which only won 30 seats. LDDP leader Algirdas Brazauskas was subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Christian-Democratic Union
Modern Christian-Democratic Union, ( lt, Modernieji krikščionys demokratai) was a political party in Lithuania that existed between 1998 and 2003. In 2003 the party joined forces with the Liberal Union of Lithuania (''Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga'') and the Centre Union of Lithuania (''Lietuvos centro sąjunga'') to form the Liberal and Centre Union The Liberal and Centre Union ( lt, Liberalų ir centro sąjunga, LiCS) was a conservative-liberal political party in Lithuania active between 2003 and 2014. It was a member of the Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats ... (''Liberalų ir centro sąjunga''). Christian democratic parties in Europe Conservative parties in Lithuania Defunct political parties in Lithuania Political parties established in 1998 Political parties disestablished in 2003 1998 establishments in Lithuania {{Lithuania-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petras Gražulis
Petras Gražulis (born 28 October 1958) is a controversial Lithuanian politician and former Member of the Seimas who is the incumbent chairman of the right-wing People and Justice Union party. He is known for his political scandals and hardline opposition to LGBT rights. Biography Gražulis was born to a family of 15 children in Mankūnai (current day Alytus District Municipality) on 28 October 1958. He joined dissident activity, cooperated with the Committee in the Defense of the Rights of Faithful, an underground organization which fought against persecution of Catholics in the Lithuanian SSR, and distributed the samizdat periodical Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. He was also a member of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group. He participated in the 1987 anti-Soviet protest at the memorial of Adam Mickiewicz. After refusing to serve in repeated military training in the Soviet Army in 1988, he was arrested and imprisoned in Lukiškės Prison. He was one of the refound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigmas Zinkevičius
Zigmas Zinkevičius (January 4, 1925 in Juodausiai, Ukmergė district – February 20, 2018 in Vilnius) was a leading Lithuanian linguist-historian, professor at Vilnius University, and a full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. He has contributed to studies in the history of languages, onomasticsŠvietimo informacijų technologijų centrasZigmas Zinkevičius Retrieved on 2008-08-18 and other areas. Zinkevičius was a recipient of the Herder Prize, which was presented to him in 1994. Zinkevičius is the author of 30 academic books and several hundred scientific publications in various languages. Zinkevičius is considered as the most cited Lithuanian linguist. Biography After graduating from the gymnasium at Ukmergė in 1945, he enrolled in Vilnius University. He studied linguistics until 1950. In 1955 Zinkevičius defended his thesis ''Lietuvių kalbos įvardžiuotinių būdvardžių istorijos bruožai'' (''Historical traits of adjective pronouns in Lithuanian languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūras Vazbys
Artūras is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Arthur. Notable people with the name include: *Artūras Barysas (1954–2005), Lithuanian "counter-culture" actor, singer, photographer, and filmmaker *Artūras Jomantas (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player * Artūras Karnišovas (born 1971), retired Lithuanian professional basketball player *Artūras Kasputis (born 1967), retired track and road cyclist from Lithuania *Artūras Paulauskas (born 1953), Lithuanian politician *Artūras Rimkevičius (born 1983), Lithuanian footballer *Artūras Skučas (born 1961), writer and military man of Lithuania * Arturas Veta, Soviet sprint canoeist *Artūras Zuokas Artūras Zuokas (born 21 February 1968) is a Lithuanian politician. He is the Chairman of the political party Lithuanian Freedom Union. He was the Mayor of Vilnius from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2015. From 2008 to 2009 he was a member ... (born 1968), Lithuanian journalist, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algis Kašėta
Algis is a Lithuanian male given name, an abbreviation of Algimantas. Notable people with the name include: *Algis Budrys (1931–2008), Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic *Algis Ignatavicius (born 1931), Lithuanian-Australian basketball player *Algis Jankauskas (born 1982), Lithuanian footballer *Algis Kizys (born 1960), American bass guitarist *Algis Matulionis (born 1947), actor and screenwriter *Algis Oleknavicius (born 1947), cyclist *Algis Skačkauskas (1955–2009), Lithuanian painter *Algis Uždavinys Algis Uždavinys (1962–2010) was a prolific Lithuanian philosopher and scholar. His work pioneered the hermeneutical comparative study of Egyptian and Greek religions, especially their esoteric relations to Semitic religions, and in particular ... (1962–2010), Lithuanian philosopher and scholar {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Bogušis
Vytautas Bogušis (born 2 January 1959) is a Lithuanian politician and former member of the Seimas. Biography Bogušis was born in Puvočiai village, Varėna district, Lithuania on 2 January 1959. Bogušis was an active member of the Christian and anti-Soviet resistance movements, resulting in his expulsion from high school in 1976. He participated in publishing underground newspapers and otherwise raising awareness about human right violations by the Soviet authorities. Bogušis was one of the organizers of popular anti-Soviet rallies in 1987 and 1988. In 1989 he was among the signatories of the document reestablishing the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party (LKDP) and became its active member. In 1990 he was elected to the municipal council of Vilnius. In the elections in 1992, Bogušis was elected as the member of the Sixth Seimas through the joint electoral list of LKDP, the Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees and the Lithuanian Democratic Party. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egidijus Vareikis
Egidijus is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Giles. List of people named Egidijus * Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 1975), Lithuanian sprint canoer * Egidijus Bičkauskas (born 1955), Lithuanian politician, jurist *Egidijus Dimša (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player * Egidijus Jarašiūnas (born 1952), Lithuanian lawyer * Egidijus Juška (born 1975), Lithuanian footballer *Egidijus Kavaliauskas (born 1988), Lithuanian boxer who competed in the 2008 Olympics * Egidijus Klumbys (born 1952), Lithuanian politician * Egidijus Kūris (born 1961), Lithuanian professor and PhD in law * Egidijus Majus (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer currently playing for PFK Dinamo Samarqand * Egidijus Mockevičius (born 1992), Lithuanian basketball player * Egidijus Vaitkūnas (born 1988), Lithuanian footballer *Egidijus Valavičius Egidijus Valavičius (born December 23, 1978) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist from Marijampolė. A professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliksas Palubinskas
Feliksas is a Lithuanian male given name, which is derived from the Latin name Felix, meaning "lucky".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Felix" Retrieved on 23 January 2016. * Feliksas Daukantas (1915–1995), Lithuanian artist * Feliksas Jakubauskas (born 1949), Lithuanian textile artist * Feliksas Kriaučiūnas (1911–1977), Lithuanian basketball player and coach *Feliksas Vaitkus Feliksas Vaitkus (1907–1956), also known as Felix Waitkus, was an American-born Lithuanian pilot and the sixth pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic. Biography His parents came from Lithuania in 1904, settling in the old "Lithuanian Downtow ... (1907–1956), American pilot References {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeland Union
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats ( lt, Tėvynės sąjunga Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, TS–LKD), also known colloquially simply as the Conservatives, is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. It has 18,000 members and 49 of 141 seats in the Seimas. It is the main centre-right party, with an ideology influenced by liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, nationalism and economic liberalism. Its current leader is Gabrielius Landsbergis, who replaced Andrius Kubilius in 2015. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democrat Union (IDU). The party symbol since 1996 is the common house martin. Platform The Homeland Union is conservative. For most of its existence, it has explicitly defined itself as anti-communist (mainly because the main opposition party to the Homeland Union was the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (which was created on a basis of the Communist Party of Lithuania in 1990). After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Lithuanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania in two stages on 20 October and 10 November 1996.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1201 All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election; 70 based on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Where no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote on 20 October, a run-off was held on 10 November. The first round of the elections was held concurrently with a referendum to amend Articles 55, 57 and 131 of the constitution, and a referendum on the use of proceeds from privatization. The second round was held concurrently with a referendum to amend Article 47 of the constitution. Due to a low turnout, none of the referendum questions succeeded in getting approval from at least 50% of registered voters. The result was a victory for the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Conservatives, which won 70 seats. They formed a coalition with second-place Lithuanian Christian Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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