Christian Party (Lithuania)

Christian Party

Leader	Gediminas Vagnorius
Founded	23 January 2010
Headquarters	Odminių g.5, Vilnius
Ideology	Christian democracy Conservatism Social conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	none
International affiliation	none
European Parliament group	no MEPs
Colours	Green
Seats in the Seimas	0 / 141
European Parliament	0 / 12
Municipal councils	15 / 1,526
Website
www.krikscioniupartija.lt
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The Christian Party (Lithuanian: Krikščionių partija, KP) is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. The Christian Party was founded on 23 January 2010 as a merger of the Christian Conservative Social Union (Krikščionių konservatorių socialinė sąjunga) and the Christian Democratic Party (Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija).^[1]

The party has eight members in the Seimas. The leader, Vidmantas Žiemelis was elected for the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Jonas Ramonas for Order and Justice, and eight were elected for the National Resurrection Party: Ligitas Kernagis, Vytautas Kurpuvesas, Aleksandr Sacharuk, Jonas Stanevičius, Donalda Meiželytė Svilienė, Zita Užlytė, Mantas Varaška, and Rokas Žilinskas. However, Varaška and Žilinskas defected to the group of the Homeland Union in Spring 2011.

References

↑ http://www.krikscioniupartija.lt

External links

(Lithuanian) Christian Party official website
Seimas faction webpage

Political parties in Lithuania

Parties in the Seimas	Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (54) Homeland Union (31) Social Democratic Party (17) Liberal Movement (14) Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (8) Order and Justice (8) Labour Party (2) Lithuanian Centre Party (1) Lithuanian List (1) Lithuanian Green Party (1)

Other active parties	The Way of Courage Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) Lithuanian National Union Lithuanian Nationalist Union Lithuanian People's Party Lithuanian Russian Union Party of National Progress Samogitian Party Socialist People's Front Young Lithuania

Defunct parties (Since 1990)	Lithuanian Centre Union Christian Conservative Social Union Christian Democratic Union Christian Party Civic Democratic Party Communist Party of Lithuania Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Front Party Independence Party Liberal and Centre Union Liberal Union of Lithuania Lithuanian Christian Democrats Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party Lithuanian Democratic Party Lithuanian Liberty League Lithuanian Liberty Union Lithuanian Peasants Party Lithuanian Social Democratic Union Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees Modern Christian-Democratic Union National Democratic Party of Lithuania National Resurrection Party New Democracy Party New Union (Social Liberals) Sąjūdis Socialist Party of Lithuania Unified Lithuanian National Workers Movement YES Young Communist League of Lithuania

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