Lithuanian Social Democratic Union
Lithuanian Social Democratic Union Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga | |
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| Leader | Arvydas Akstinavičius |
| Founded | December 27, 1999 |
| Dissolved | December 4, 2014 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania |
| Headquarters | Vilniaus g. 22, Vilnius |
| Membership | 1222[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Violet and red |
| Seimas | 0 / 141 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
| Municipal councils | 6 / 1,526 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Lithuanian Social Democratic Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga) was a minor social democratic political party in Lithuania. The party had 6 representatives at the municipal level by 2011[2] and had no seats in either Seimas or EP. The leader of the party was Arvydas Akstinavičius.
In 2012 it participated in the Parliamentarian election having formed joint alliance with 2 euroskeptic nationalist parties, named "For Lithuania in Lithuania".[3] The controversial symbol of this electoral union was a white sheep kicking a black sheep out of the logo. The alliance received 0.94% of votes.
By the end of 2014 party dissolved itself.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Titulinis - VRK.lt".
- ^ "Susivienijimas "Už Lietuvą Lietuvoje"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga nutraukia savo veiklą: Likučiai išeina pas R. Karbauskį".
