List of political parties in Lithuania

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This article lists political parties in Lithuania. Lithuania has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. As of 2008, there are 37 political parties registered with the Ministry of Justice.

Major parties

Current parties in the parliament

There are currently nine parties represented in the Seimas. Of them, six are also represented in the European Parliament.

The current government is a centre-right one, formed between the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Liberal and Centre Union, and the Liberal Movement under the leadership of the Homeland Union's Andrius Kubilius. Together, they have 71 seats: giving them a majority of one in the 141-seat Seimas.

Name			Leader	Ideology	Seimas	MEPs
	Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai	TS-LKD	Andrius Kubilius	Christian democracy	46	4
	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Partija	LSDP	Algirdas Butkevičius	Social democracy	24	3
	Order and Justice Tvarka ir teisingumas	TT	Rolandas Paksas	National liberalism	14	2
	Liberal and Centre Union Liberalų ir Centro Sąjunga	LiCS	Gintautas Babravičius	Conservative liberalism	13	0
	Liberal Movement Liberalų Sąjūdis	LS	Eligijus Masiulis	Conservative liberalism	12	1
	Labour Party Darbo Partija	DP	Viktor Uspaskich	Centrism	11	1
	Christian Party Krikščionių Partija	KP	Gediminas Vagnorius	Conservatism	8	0
	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Lietuvos Lenkų Rinkimų Akcija	AWPL	Waldemar Tomaszewski	Polish minority, Conservatism	3	1
	Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union Lietuvos Valstiečių Liaudininkų Sąjunga	LVLS	Ramūnas Karbaukis	Agrarianism	3	0

Minor parties

• Civic Democratic Party (Pilietinės demokratijos partija)
• Lithuanian Centre Party (Lietuvos centro partija)
• Lithuanian National Union (Lietuvių tautininkų sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Union of Russians (Lietuvos rusų sąjunga)
• Russian Alliance (Rusų aljansas)
• Socialist People's Front (Socialistinis liaudies frontas)

Former parties

• Centre Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos centro sąjunga)
• Christian Conservative Social Union (Krikščionių konservatorių socialinė sąjunga)
• Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos demokratine darbo partija)
• Front (Frontas)
• Christian Democratic Union (Krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• Liberal Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai)
• Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and the Exiled (Lietuvos politinių kalinių ir tremtinių sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija)
• Modern Christian-Democratic Union (Moderniųjų krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• National Resurrection Party ( Tautos prisikėlimo partija)
• New Democracy Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija)
• New Union (Social Liberals) (Naujoji Sąjunga (Socialliberalai)
• Socialist Party of Lithuania ( Lietuvos socialistų partija )

Historical parties

• Lithuanian Democratic Party
• Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party
• Lithuanian Peasants' Union
• Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
• Democratic National Freedom League
• Farmers Party

See also

• Politics of Lithuania
• List of political parties by country
• Liberalism in Lithuania