Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union
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The Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, or LVLS) is an agrarian-conservative political party in Lithuania led by former Prime Minister Kazimiera Prunskienė.
The party adopted its current name in February 2006. It had previously been known as Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjungos, or VNDS, which translated to Peasants and New Democratic Party Union or Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties. This name stemmed from its origin as an electoral alliance between the Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija) and New Democratic Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija). The two parties would ultimately merge.
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 7.4% of the vote and returned one MEP, who joined the Union for Europe of the Nations group.
Its candidate Kazimiera Prunskienė gained 21.4 % of the vote (first round) and 47.4 % in the second round at the presidential elections of 13 June 2004 . At the last legislative elections, 10 October 2004, the party won 6.6 % of the popular vote and 10 out of 141 seats.
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Party rooting amongst national revival movement based around Varpas newspaper was one of major political parties in the interbellum Republic of Lithuania, it has split from Lithuanian Democratic Party and it's driving force did include third President of Lithuania Kazys Grinius and three times Prime Minister of Lithuania Mykolas Sleževičius. Party was active in 1922-1936 until it was forbidden, and was reborn after controversial Peasants and New Democratic Party Union under the lead of Lithuanian politician Kazimiera Prunskienė chose to rename to current name in February 2006.
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