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2004 European Parliament Election In Lithuania
The 2004 European Parliament election in Lithuania was the election of MEP representing Lithuania constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was the first European Parliament election in Lithuania following its admission to the European Union in May 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on 13 June 2004. Results The Labour Party received the most votes (30.16 per cent) and won in 55 municipalities. The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania received 14.43 per cent of the votes and won in 1 municipality. The Homeland Union received 12.58 per cent of the votes and won in 1 municipality. See also * MEPS for Lithuania 2004-2009 * Members of the European Parliament 2004-2009 {{Lithuanian elections Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 European Parliament Election In Lithuania
The 2009 European Parliament election in Lithuania was the election of the delegation from Lithuania to the European Parliament in 2009. It was a part of the wider 2009 European Parliament election. The Homeland Union ( European Peoples Party) doubled their representation from 2 to 4, whilst Labour shrank from 5 to 1. Results 15 political parties were competing in the elections, of which 6 won seats. Lithuania has 12 seats in the European Parliament. See also * MEPs for Lithuania 2009–2014 * Members of the European Parliament 2009–2014 References {{Lithuanian elections Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ... European Parliament elections in Lithuania European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Action Of Poles In Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance or EAPL–CFA ( or LLRA–KŠS; or AWPL–ZCHR) is a political party in Lithuania. It positions itself as Christian-democratic. It has 3 seats in the Seimas, 1 seat in the European Parliament and 57 seats in municipal councils after the 2023 local election. Formed in 1994 from the political wing of the Association of Poles in Lithuania, LLRA experienced a surge in support in the 2000s, under the leadership of Waldemar Tomaszewski. It increased its representation from under 2% in 2000, leading to the party being invited to join the governing coalition: an invitation they rejected. They increased their vote again to 3.8% in 2004 and 4.8% in 2008: just short of the 5% election threshold for any of the Seimas's 70 proportional representation seats. In the 2009 European election, they won 8.2% and one seat. The party's vote is concentrated in the south-east of the country, around the capital, where the Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The European Parliament (2004–2009)
This is a list giving breakdowns of the members serving in the European Parliament ary session from 2004 to 2009, following the 2004 election. For a full single list, see: '' List of members of the European Parliament 2004–2009''. MEPs *MEPs for Austria 2004–2009 * MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 * MEPs for Bulgaria 2007–2009 ** MEPs for Bulgaria 2007 (delegation) * MEPs for Cyprus 2004–2009 *MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009 *MEPs for Denmark 2004–2009 * MEPs for Estonia 2004–2009 * MEPs for Finland 2004–2009 * MEPs for France 2004–2009 *MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 * MEPs for Greece 2004–2009 * MEPs for Hungary 2004–2009 * MEPs for Ireland 2004–2009 * MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 * MEPs for Latvia 2004–2009 * MEPs for Lithuania 2004–2009 * MEPs for Luxembourg 2004–2009 * MEPs for Malta 2004–2009 * List of members of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, 2004–2009 *MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 *MEPs for Portugal 2004–2009 *MEPs for Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Of The European Parliament For Lithuania, 2004–2009 ...
This is a list of the 13 members of the European Parliament for Lithuania in the 2004 to 2009 session. List Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:List of members of the European Parliament for Lithuania, 2004-2009 Lithuania *List 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Centre Party
The People and Justice Union (Centrists, Nationalists) () is a right-wing populist political party in Lithuania. It is currently not represented in the Seimas. The chairman of the party is Petras Gražulis. Gražulis was impeached from the Lithuanian parliament in late 2023 and is not allowed, until 2033, to participate in any national elections. History Background The party was established as the National Centre Party (), before being renamed the Lithuanian Centre Party () in 2005. In the parliamentary election of 2016, the Lithuanian Centre Party participated in a coalition (''Anti-corruption coalition of Kristupas Krivickas and Naglis Puteikis'') with the Lithuanian Pensioners' Party, and received 6.1% of the popular vote and one seat. In the 2019 Lithuanian municipal elections, the Centre Party received 1.25% of votes nationwide and won municipal council seats in Klaipeda, Varena and Alytus (increasing the number of seats from 3 to 8). During the 2019 election to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of National Progress
The Party of National Progress () or TPP was a political party in Lithuania. It was established in 1916. The party was named by the prominent Lithuanian activist and writer Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas, who regarded progress as the main aspect of future politics. The party published its main goals in 1917, while Lithuania was still part of the Russian Empire. They announced that the party regarded Lithuania as a democratic republic with rights to self determination. In late 1917 Alfonsas Petrulis, a member of the party, was elected into the Council of Lithuania. However, it failed to get any seats in the Constituent Assembly of Lithuania The Constituent Assembly of Lithuania or Constituent Seimas () was the first parliament of the independent state of Lithuania to be elected in a direct, democratic, general, secret election. The Assembly assumed its duties on 15 May 1920 and was ... in 1920. It then merged with the Lithuanian Farmers' Association to form the Lithuanian Nationalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Conservative Social Union
The Christian Conservative Social Union (, KKSS) was a centre-right, Christian-conservative political party in Lithuania. History The party was established as the Union of Moderate Conservatives (''Nuosaikiųjų konservatorių sąjunga'') in 2000 as a breakaway from the Homeland Union.. Initially led by the former prime minister, Gediminas Vagnorius, it contested the 2000 elections, receiving 2% of the vote and winning a single seat. By the 2004 elections, the party had been renamed the Christian Conservative Social Union. It received again 2.0% of the vote, but lost its single seat in the Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of Government of Lithuania, govern .... On 23 January 2010, it merged into the Christian Party. References External linksOfficial website Christian democratic parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Christian Democrats
The Lithuanian Christian Democrats (, LKD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania, which currently exists as a faction in TS-LKD. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the European Christian Political Party. History The LKD was established in 2001 by a merger of the Christian Democratic Union and the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party, who between them held three seats in the Seimas. A faction opposed to the merger formed a new party, the Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party (''Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija''), chaired by Zigmas Zinkevičius. The 2004 elections saw the new party receive just 1.4% of the vote, and lose its parliamentary representation. On 17 May 2008, the LKD merged with the Homeland Union, which was renamed to ''Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats'' as a result. Platform According to the Lithuanian Christian Democrat 2001 election programme the party's primary objectives include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Union (Social Liberals)
The New Union (Social Liberals) (, NS) was a social-liberal political party in Lithuania. The NS was a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) and an observer of the Liberal International. It was founded in 1998 and is led by Artūras Paulauskas. History Establishment and participation in government (1998–2006) The party was formed in 1998 on a basis of Artūras Paulauskas presidential campaign team. Its policy was based on social liberalism: the principal values of which are personal freedom, social solidarity, welfare of people and justice. In 2000, municipal elections the party won the most seats in municipalities districts' councils. In 2000,it formed a coalition government with the Liberal Union (along with Lithuanian Centre Union and Modern Christian Democrats), but after disagreements between two, in 2001, a new coalition with the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) was formed. Its candidate Vilija Blinkevičiūtė won 16.6% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Russian Union
The Lithuanian Russian Union (, LRS; ''Soyuz russkikh Litvy'') was a political party in Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ... that represented Russians in Lithuania. In 2007, the party formed an alliance with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, which represents Lithuania's Poles. In 2021, the party was dissolved. See also * Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania * Russian Alliance, a splinter party from the Lithuanian Russian Union which also represented the Russian minority References Conservative parties in Lithuania Political parties disestablished in 2021 Political parties established in 1995 Political parties of minorities in Lithuania Russian diaspora political parties 1995 establishments in Lithuania 2021 disestablishments in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order And Justice
Order and Justice (, TT), formerly the Liberal Democratic Party (''Liberalų Demokratų Partija'', LDP) was a right-wing national-conservative political party in Lithuania that self-identified as " left-of-centre", at least on economic matters. It had eight members in the Seimas, the unicameral Lithuanian parliament, as of the last election it participated in (2016). Formed as the 'Liberal Democratic Party' in 2002, the party achieved almost immediate success with the election of leader Rolandas Paksas as President of Lithuania within its first year. Paksas's impeachment led to the party reorganising itself as 'Order and Justice' to compete in the 2004 parliamentary election. Since then, it was the fourth-largest party in the Seimas, and finished third in the elections to the European Parliament and to the presidency. The party sat on the right, possessed a radical and anti-establishment identity, and has been described as both socially conservative and ' liberal' or ' right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 720 members (MEPs), after the June 2024 European elections, from a previous 705 MEPs. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of around 375 million eligible voters in 2024. Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage. Voter turnout in parliamentary elections decreased each time after 1979 until 2019, when voter turnout increased by eight percentage points, and rose above 50% for the first time since 1994. The voting age is 18 in all EU member states e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
