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The Lithuanian Liberty Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos laisvės sąjunga, LLS) was a political party in Lithuania.

History

The party was established in 1992 as a breakaway from the Lithuanian Freedom League, and was formerly registered as a political party on 13 September 1994.[1] It contested the 1992 elections, but received just 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[2] In the 1996 elections it increased its vote share to 1.5%, but again failed to win a seat.

The 2000 elections saw the party's vote share fall to 1.3%, but it succeeded in winning its first seat,[2] taken by Vytautas Šustauskas.[1] Šustauskas was the party's candidate in the 2002–03 presidential elections, but received just 0.4% of the vote.[3] The party lost its sole Seimas seat in the 2004 elections.[4]

The party was dissolved in 2011 and a new Lithuanian Presidents' Union was established as a replacement.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 League for Lithuanian Liberation; whether it is a right-wing party; mandate; leaders; parliamentary representation; reports of it targeting the Russian minority ECOI
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1219 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1222
  4. ↑ Elections in Lithuania University of Strathclyde
  5. ↑ The President’s Union lead by Kristina Brazauskiene is great for laughs, by Bielinis The Lithuania Tribune, 9 August 2011