Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga, LVŽS; also known as Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union, formerly Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, LVLS) is a green conservative[4] political party in Lithuania led by industrial farmer Ramūnas Karbauskis.
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga | |
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| Abbreviation | LVŽS |
| Chairman | Ramūnas Karbauskis |
| First Vice Chairman | Bronis Ropė |
| Vice Chairpeople | Rima Baškienė Kęstutis Mažeika Arvydas Nekrošius Aušrinė Norkienė Mindaugas Puidokas Viktoras Rinkevičius Virginijus Sinkevičius Andriejus Stančikas Tomas Tomilinas Povilas Žagunis |
| Founded | 2001 (Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties) |
| Merger of | Lithuanian Peasants Party New Democracy Party |
| Headquarters | Pamėnkalnio g. 26, Vilnius |
| Membership | 4,312 |
| Ideology | Technocracy[1] Agrarianism[2][3] Green conservatism[4] |
| Political position | Centre[3][4][5] to centre-right[6][7] |
| European Parliament group | Greens/EFA |
| Colours | Green |
| Seimas | 50 / 141
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| European Parliament (Lithuanian seats) | 1 / 11
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| Cabinet of Lithuania | 11 / 14
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| Municipal councils | 218 / 1,526
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| Mayors | 6 / 60
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History
In February 2006, the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union led by Lithuanian politician Kazimiera Prunskienė chose to rename itself after the pre-war Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. It had previously been known as "Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga", or VNDS, which translates to the "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 the New Democratic Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija), which merged to form the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union.
In 2009 Kazimira Prunskienė left the party and the party of its own (Lithuanian People's Party).[8] The Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union changed its name to the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union in January 2012.
After successful performance in the 2016 elections, a clarification about its English name format was issued, changing it to Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.[9]
Electoral results
Seimas
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2004 | Participated coalition along with New Democracy Party | 6.6 | 10 / 141 |
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| 2008 | 46,162 (PR) | 3.73 | 3 / 141 |
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| 2012 | 53,141 (PR) | 3.88 | 1 / 141 |
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| 2016 | 274,108 (PR) | 22.45 | 54 / 141 |
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Current Members of the Seimas
| Parliamentarian | From | Constituency |
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| Vida Ačienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Valius Ąžuolas | 2016 | Akmenė-Mažeikiai |
| Kęstutis Bacvinka | 2016 | Garliava |
| Vytautas Bakas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Rima Baškienė | 2004 | Kuršėnai-Dainai |
| Guoda Burokienė | 2016 | Aukštaitija |
| Justas Džiugelis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Aurimas Gaidžiūnas | 2016 | Radviliškis |
| Dainius Gaižauskas | 2016 | Marijampolė |
| Arūnas Gumuliauskas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Stasys Jakeliūnas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Jonas Jarutis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Eugenijus Jovaiša | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Dalius Kaminskas | 2016 | Kėdainiai |
| Ramūnas Karbauskis | 2016
(1996–2004) |
Šilainiai |
| Dainius Kepenis | 2016 | Marių |
| Gintautas Kindurys | 2016 | Nalšia |
| Algimantas Kirkutis | 2016 | Baltijos |
| Asta Kubilienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Bronius Markauskas | 2016
(2004–2008) |
Gargždai |
| Raimundas Martinėlis | 2016 | Sėla |
| Laimutė Matkevičienė | 2016 | Kaišiadorys-Elektrėnai |
| Kęstutis Mažeika | 2016 | Sūduva |
| Rūta Miliūtė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Alfredas Stasys Nausėda | 2016 | Šilutė |
| Arvydas Nekrošius | 2016 | Raseiniai-Kėdainiai |
| Petras Nevulis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Aušrinė Norkienė | 2016 | Tauragė |
| Aušra Papirtienė | 2016 | Kalniečiai |
| Virgilijus Poderys | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Viktoras Pranckietis | 2016 | Raudondvaris |
| Mindaugas Puidokas | 2016 | Aleksotas-Vilijampolė |
| Vytautas Rastenis | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Juozas Rimkus | 2016 | Kelmė-Šiauliai |
| Viktoras Rinkevičius | 2016
(2000–2008) |
Multi-member Constituency |
| Valerijus Simulik | 2000 | Saulės |
| Virginijus Sinkevičius | 2016 | Šeškinė |
| Saulius Skvernelis | 2016 | Karoliniškės |
| Kęstutis Smirnovas | 2016 | Vilkaviškis |
| Lauras Stacevičius | 2016 | Dainava |
| Andriejus Stančikas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Levutė Staniuvienė | 2016 | Kuršas |
| Zenonas Streikus | 2016 | Lazdijai-Druskininkai |
| Dovilė Šakalienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Robertas Šarknickas | 2016 | Alytus |
| Audrys Šimas | 2016 | Biržai-Kupiškis |
| Agnė Širinskienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Tomas Tomilinas | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Stasys Tumėnas | 2016 | Aušros |
| Povilas Urbšys | 2012 | Vakarinė |
| Petras Valiūnas | 2016 | Dzūkija |
| Egidijus Vareikis | 2000 | Multi-member Constituency |
| Juozas Varžgalys | 2016 | Ukmergė |
| Gediminas Vasiliauskas | 2016 | Petrašiūnai |
| Aurelijus Veryga | 2016 | Panemunė |
| Virginija Vingrienė | 2016 | Multi-member Constituency |
Name
- 2001 – Dec 2005: Peasants and New Democratic Party Union or Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties (Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga/VNDS)
- Dec 2005 – Jan 2012: Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union (Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga/LVLS)
- Jan 2012 – Feb 2017: Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga/LVŽS)
- Feb 2017 – present: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga/LVŽS)
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See also
- Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvia)
References
- Lowe, Josh (25 October 2016). "The Farmers' Party That Stormed the Lithuanian Election: What You Need to Know". Newsweek. Newsweek. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). "Central and East European party systems since 1989". Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 81.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- Raunio, Tapio; Sedelius, Thomas (13 July 2019). Semi-Presidential Policy-Making in Europe: Executive Coordination and Political Leadership. Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 63. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-16431-7. ISBN 978-3-030-16431-7.
- Vitureau, Marielle; Sibierski, Mary (23 October 2016). "Lithuanians vote for change handing farmers' party surprise win". Yahoo News. AFP. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Daniel Matthews-Ferrero, Robert Steenland (10 May 2019). "EU country briefing: Lithuania". EURACTIV.
The country’s strongest political parties are currently the liberal-conservative Homeland Union (TS-LKD), social-democrat Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LSDP), and, since 2016, the centre-right agrarian Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS).
- Claudia Delpero (10 September 2019). "Who is Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU's next environment commissioner?". ENDS Europe.
A member of the Farmers and Greens Party (LVŽS), a centre-right party that sits with the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European ...
- https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/salies-pulsas/kprunskiene-gimdys-liaudies-partija-542524
- "Verčiant į anglų žodžio "valstiečiai" neliks". Lietuvos Žinios (in Lithuanian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
LVŽS šiandien pranešė, kad nuo šiol partijos pavadinimas angliškai skambės Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
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