The Lithuanian Christian Democrats ( lt, Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, LKD) was a

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in Lithuania. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the

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History

The LKD was established in 2001 by a merger of the Christian Democratic Union and 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 ...

, who between them held three seats in the

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. A faction opposed to the merger formed a new party, the Lithuanian Party of Christian Democracy (''Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija''), chaired by

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. The 2004 elections saw the new party receive just 1.4% of the vote, and lose its parliamentary representation. On 17 May 2008, the LKD merged with the

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 mem ...

, which was renamed to ''Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats'' as a result.Lithuania - Political parties
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References

External links

Official website
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