The Christian Democratic Union ( lt, Krikščionių demokratų sajunga, KDS) was a political party in
Lithuania.
History
The party was established as the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Union (LKDS). It contested the
1992 elections in an alliance with
Young Lithuania
Young Lithuania ( lt, Partija "Jaunoji Lietuva") is a nationalist political party in Lithuania. The party has no seats in the Seimas, European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union an ...
, with the alliance winning a single seat, taken by the LKDS.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1220 ] The party won only a single seat in the
1996 elections, and changed its name to "Christian Democratic Union" in the same year.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1205] The
2000 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2000.
Africa
* 2000 Ethiopian general election
* 2000 Ghanaian presidential election
* 1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election
* 2000–01 Ivorian parliamentary election
* 2000 Ivorian preside ...
saw the party retain its single seat, increasing its vote share from 3.2% to 4.2%.
In 2001 it merged with the
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 e ...
to form the
Lithuanian Christian Democrats
The Lithuanian Christian Democrats ( lt, Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, LKD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the European Christian Political Movement. ...
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References
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Defunct political parties in Lithuania
Political parties disestablished in 2001
2001 disestablishments in Lithuania