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 2023, there are 21 active political parties, two inactive political parties, and four political parties that are in the process of disestablishment registered with the Ministry of Justice.[1][2]

As of October 2023, Lithuania has a total of 96,458 people (53% female, 47% male) registered as party members and is experiencing a sharp decline in political congregation, with a Decrease11.85% decrease from the start of public membership tracking in 2018.[2] This is at least partially a result of a low trust in political parties with the institution firmly occupying the top-2 least trusted positions in the country, alongside the Seimas, in opinion polls.[2]

Major parties

Current parties in the parliament

There are currently twelve parties represented in the Seimas. The current government is a broad majority coalition of the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement and Freedom Party.

Name Abbr. Leader Ideology Seimas MEPs Memb.[2]
Homeland Union,
Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai		 TS–LKD Gabrielius Landsbergis Christian democracy,
Liberal conservatism,
Lithuanian nationalism,
Pro-Europeanism
50 / 141
3 / 11
 12166 12,166
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union,
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga		 LVŽS Ramūnas Karbauskis Centrism,
Agrarianism,
Green conservatism,
Social conservatism
21 / 141
2 / 11
 3768 3,768
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania",
Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“		 DSVL Saulius Skvernelis Social conservatism,
Green conservatism,
Pro-Europeanism
16 / 141
0 / 11
 3718 3,718
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania,
Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija		 LSDP Vilija Blinkevičiūtė Social democracy,[3]
Democratic socialism,[3]
Feminism,[3]
Progressivism,[3]
Pro-Europeanism[3]
13 / 141
2 / 11
 1436614,366
Liberal Movement,
Liberalų sąjūdis		 LRLS Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen Liberalism,
Classical liberalism,
Conservative liberalism,
Pro-Europeanism
13 / 141
1 / 11
 6693 6,693
Freedom Party,
Laisvės Partija		 LP Aušrinė Armonaitė Liberalism,
Progressivism,
Feminism,
Pro-Europeanism
11 / 141
0 / 11
 3165 3,165
Labour Party,
Darbo partija		 DP Andrius Mazuronis Centrism,
Social liberalism,
Social conservatism,
Populism
10 / 141
1 / 11
 9316 9,316
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance,
Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija – Krikščioniškų šeimų sąjunga,
Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie – Związek Chrześcijańskich Rodzin		 LLRA–KŠS Waldemar Tomaszewski Polish minority interests,
Social conservatism,
Christian democracy,
Soft euroscepticism
3 / 141
1 / 11
 2072 2,072
Lithuanian Regions Party,
Lietuvos regionų partija		 LRP Jonas Pinskus Social democracy,[4]
Social conservatism,[4]
Populism
3 / 141
0 / 11
 5933 5,933
People and Justice Union (Centrists, Nationalists),
Tautos ir teisingumo sąjunga (centristai, tautininkai)		 TTS Petras Gražulis National conservatism
Euroscepticism[5][6]
LGBT rights opposition
1 / 141
0 / 11
 6773 6,773
Lithuanian Party of Christian Democracy,
Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija		 LKDP Mindaugas Puidokas[7] Christian democracy
1 / 141
0 / 11
 Decrease 2,053
Dawn of Nemunas,
Nemuno aušra		 NA Remigijus Žemaitaitis[8] Regionalism[9]
1 / 141
0 / 11
 Steady 3,164[10]

Parties without parliamentary representation

Inactive parties

As of 2023, these parties failed to provide relevant documents to be registered for the upcoming elections.[1]

Parties undergoing liquidation

  • Order and Justice (Tvarka ir teisingumas)[1] - since 2020 merger to form Freedom and Justice, party leader is Almantas Petkus[2]
  • Russian Alliance (Rusų aljansas)[11] – 1924 members, party leader is Tamara Lochankina[2]
  • Union for National Unity (Tautos vienybės sąjunga)[1] - since 2016
  • Lithuanian Political Prisoners Party (Lietuvos politinių kalinių partija)[1] - since 2008, –party leader is Zigmas Medineckas[2]

Defunct and unregistered parties

Historical parties

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kiek politinių organizacijų galėtų dalyvauti kitų metų rinkimuose?". Anyksta (in Lithuanian). VR. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Naureckaitė, Indrė (6 December 2023). "Iš vienų partijų bėga, į kitas puola: atskleidė, kaip atrodo tikrieji partijų veidai". Lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Partijos statutas". LSDP (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. 1 2 "Partijos programa". LSDDP (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Liesener, Leon Andrius (9 October 2020). "Lithuanian Parliamentary Elections: Two-Rounds, Zero Certainty". Europe Elects. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Seimo narys Puidokas tapo Krikščioniškosios demokratijos partijos pirmininku". LRT (in Lithuanian). 8 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Leista registruoti Žemaitaičio vadovaujamą partiją „Nemuno aušra"". LRT (in Lithuanian). 10 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Žemaitaitis pateikė dokumentus partijos „Nemuno aušra" steigimui". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 22 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "R.Žemaitaitis patvirtintas naujai įkurtos partijos „Nemuno aušra" pirmininku". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 November 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lithuanian Ministry of Justice (2020-04-07). "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS POLITINIŲ PARTIJŲ SĄRAŠAS" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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