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Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“ | |
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| Abbreviation | DSVL |
| Chairperson | Saulius Skvernelis |
| Vice Chairpeople | Linas Kukuraitis Rima Baškienė Ausma Miškinienė Darius Jasaitis Lukas Savickas Tomas Tomilinas Vytautas Bakas Domas Griškevičius |
| Founded | 29 January 2022 |
| Split from | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| Membership |  3,368 (2022) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[7] |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| European Parliament group | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seimas | 14 / 141 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 11 |
| Municipal councils | 124 / 1,498 |
| Mayors | 5 / 60 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“; DSVL) is a centre-left and green[2][8] Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis, former Prime Minister of Lithuania.[9] The party is moderately socially conservative.[2]
Most of the party's members are former members of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. The party's name "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Vardan Lietuvos, literally In Lithuania's Name) is a reference to the final line of the national anthem of Lithuania, Tautiška giesmė. The Union of Democrats became a member of the European Green Party and ran in the 2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania, winning one seat to the European Parliament.[10] The party campaigns on environmental issues as well as redistributive socioeconomic policies.[11]
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- ^ a b c d Tracevičiūtė, Roberta. "Be intrigos – vedliu nauja partija pasirinko S.Skvernelį". 15min.lt.
- ^ "Paaiškėjo įsteigtos Demokratų sąjungos "Vardan Lietuvos" valdymo organų nariai". www.lrytas.lt.
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- ^ Greblikas, Laurynas (14 June 2024). "European Elections in Lithuania: Post-election Analysis".
The Lithuanian Green Party and the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" both position themselves as centre-left parties with a focus on environmental issues.
- ^ Seputyte, Milda (19 August 2024). "Lithuanian Leader's Power Play Roils Politics Ahead of Election". Bloomberg L.P.
The turmoil comes at a sensitive political moment, with Homeland Union trailing — with less than 10% — both the Social Democrats, who have 18% support, and the center-left Union of Democrats "For Lithuania," with 11%, according to a Baltijos Tyrimai poll published last month.
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- ^ Pankūnas, Gytis (2021-10-19). "Left-wing, yet nationalist. Former PM's new party may stir up Lithuanian politics". lrt.lt. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Viluckas, BNS, Paulius. "Steigiama Demokratų sąjunga "Vardan Lietuvos", pirmininku išrinktas ekspremjeras S. Skvernelis". vz.lt.
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