| Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai |
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| Leader | Andrius Kubilius |
| Founded | May 1993 |
| Headquarters | 11 L.Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g., Vilnius |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, National conservatism,[1] Lithuanian nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament Group | European People's Party |
| Official colours | Blue, green |
| Seats in the Seimas |
46 / 141
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
4 / 12
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| Website | |
| http://www.tsajunga.lt | |
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The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lithuanian: Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai), before 2008 Homeland Union (Conservatives, Political Prisoners and the Exiled, Christiani Democrats) or TS, is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. It is the largest party in Lithuania, with 18,000 members and 44 of 141 seats in the Seimas.
It is the main centre-right party, with a particularly liberal conservative and Christian democratic, but also nationally oriented[1] ideology. Its current leader is Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democrat Union (IDU).
It was founded in May 1993 by the right wing of the Reform Movement of Lithuania, led by Vytautas Landsbergis, who had led Lithuania to independence. In the 1996 national elections, it secured 40% of the vote and returned 70 deputies to the Seimas, but, in 2000, it was reduced to 8.6% and 9 deputies.
After Lithuania's admission to the European Union in 2004, it won two seats in the election to the European Parliament, one of whom was Vytautas Landsbergis, who sit in the EPP-ED Group. At the 2004 election to the Seimas, the party won 14.6% of the popular vote and 25 out of 141 seats.
Until the merger with Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees and Right Union of Lithuania), it was known just as Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives). The last change of the name was a result of the merger with the Lithuanian National Union on 11 March 2008, and the Lithuanian Christian Democrats on 17 May 2008, after which the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats became Lithuania's largest party with more than 18,000 members.
At the 2008 legislative election, Homeland Union gained 19.69% of the national vote and 45 seats in the Seimas: 20 more than in 2004. Becoming the largest party in the Seimas, it formed a coalition government with the Liberal Movement and National Resurrection Party. Together, they held a majority of 72 out of 141 seats in the Seimas, and the Homeland Union's leader, Andrius Kubilius, became Prime Minister for a second time.
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