Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees

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The Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees (Lithuanian: Lietuvos politinių kalinių ir tremtinių sąjunga, LPKTS) was a political party in Lithuania between 1990 and 2004. It represented interest of those repressed by the Soviet regime, particularly political prisoners and deportees to Siberia).

History

The party was established on 30 July 1988 as the Club of the Exiled (Tremtinio klubas), later becoming a political party. In the 1992 elections it ran on a joint list with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and the Lithuanian Democratic Party. The joint list won 18 seats, with the LPKTS taking 2.[1] It ran alone in the 1996 elections, winning a single seat.

The party ran in alliance with the Homeland Union in the 2000 elections, with 19 of its candidates on the Homeland list.[2] In 2004 it merged into the Homeland Union.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1209 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Parliamentary election derby starts in Lithuania The Baltic Times, 14 September 2000
  3. ↑ Lithuania - Political parties NSD European Elections Database