Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Performance in legislative election
Years Seats in Seimas
1922-1923 38 seats (out of 78)
1923-1926 40 seats (out of 78)
1926-1927 30 seats (out of 85)
1990-1992 2 seats (out of 141)
1992-1996 10 seats (out of 141)
1996-2000 16 seats (out of 141)
2000-2004 2 seats (out of 141)
2004-2008 No seats (out of 141)

The Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lithuanian: Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai or krikdemai) or LKD was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania. Originally established in 1905, it was closely associated with the Roman Catholic Church. Although it dominated Lithuanian politics in the early 1920s, it became inactive in the wake of the 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état, and was not re-established until 1989.[1][2][3]

LKD performed well in the 1992 general elections, and in November 1996 it formed a coalition with the Homeland Union and formed a new government. However, the coalition broke up in June 1999. Disappointing results in the 2000 elections triggered a merger with the Christian Democrat Union (KDS). A faction opposed to the merger formed a new party, the Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija, chaired by Zigmas Zinkevičius. LKD was a member of the European People's Party (EPP) as well as the European Christian Political Movement.

The party merged to the Homeland Union on May 17, 2008. Its name was changed to Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats as a result.

References

  1. ^ Ludwikowski, Rett R. (1996). Constitution-Making in the Region of Former Soviet Dominance. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822318024. http://books.google.com/books?id=qw8o0_c0m74C&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=lithuanian+christian+democratic+party+1905&source=web&ots=mvPyqLURvu&sig=13plYHHT96qeSGNHGT7eGLStBiE&hl=en. 
  2. ^ Crampton, R. J. and Ben (1996). Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 0415066891. http://books.google.com/books?id=97gzDo7A0ZwC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=lithuanian+christian+democratic+party+dominated&source=web&ots=QM-KpruqYI&sig=DOta8u9bw71ho41o2YYK6u3BaEw&hl=en. 
  3. ^ (Lithuanian) Eidintas, Alfonsas (1991). Lietuvos Respublikos prezidentai. Vilnius: Šviesa. pp. 107–108. ISBN 5-430-01059-6. 

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