The Lithuanian Regions Party ( lt, Lietuvos regionų partija, LRP), also translated as the Lithuanian Party of Regions, is a

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. It was founded in 2018 as the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos socialdemokratų darbo partija, LSDDP) following a split of members from

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(LSDP; also joined by former members of the Labour Party) following the LSDP's decision to exit a

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with the

Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union ( lt, Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga, LVŽS)The party is also known as Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union. is a green-conservative and agrarian political party in Lithuania led by Ram ...

in 2017.

History

The party was a junior partner in government in the

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, Lithuania's

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Parliament, from 2018 to 2020. LSDDP has 50 sections. The party scored badly in the

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, scoring only 2.4% of votes and failing to elect any MEP. The party won slightly over 3% of the popular vote and 3 seats in the 2020 parliamentary election (only one MP,

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, was reelected). By this, the party became eligible to state dotation. In July 2021 the party adopted the name Lithuanian Regions Party, aligning with the new Lithuanian Group of Regions ( lt, links=no, Lietuvos regionų frakcija) parliamentary group.

Election results

Seimas

European Parliament

Chairmen

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– 2018–2021 *

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– from 2021

References

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