Lithuanian People's Party

The Lithuanian People's Party (Lithuanian: Lietuvos liaudies partija) is a left-wing[3] political party in Lithuania. The party has had seven representatives at the municipal level[4][5] but no seats in either the Seimas or EP. The founder of the party, Kazimira Prunskienė, was the first prime minister of independent Lithuania.[6]

Lithuanian People's Party

Lietuvos Liaudies Partija
LeaderVaidotas Prunskus (acting)
FoundedApril 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)
HeadquartersA. Stulginskio g. 4/7, Vilnius
Membership2500
IdeologyPaternalistic conservatism
Russophilia[1][2]
Left-wing nationalism
Hard euroscepticism
Political positionLeft-wing
Seimas
0 / 141
European Parliament
0 / 12
Municipal councils
7 / 1,526
Website
www.liaudiespartija.lt

The party signed a cooperation agreement with the biggest party in Russia, United Russia,[7] soon after its establishment and has been in active collaboration ever since.

The party participated in parliamentary elections in 2016 and 2020. It was the only political party during the 2020 election which supported the withdrawal of Lithuania from the European Union.[8]

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