Democratic Jewish Union

Lithuania

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The Democratic Jewish Union (Lithuanian: Žydų demoktratinish susivienijimas, ZDS) was a political coalition in inter-war Lithuania.

History

The ZDS contested the Constituent Assembly elections in Lithuania in 1920, receiving 6.6% of the vote and winning six seats.^[1] The six elected members were Rosenbaum (Zionist), Soloveitzik (Zionist), Dr. N. Rachmilewitz (Achdut-Agudat Israel), R. Abraham Popelas (Achdut-Agudat Israel), Nachman Fridman (Folkspartei) and Ozer Finkelstein (Folkspartei). After Fridman's death he was replaced in the assembly by Samuel Landau.^[2]

The party did not contest the 1922 or 1923 elections, but returned in 1926, when it won three seats. However, a military coup saw the Seimas dissolved in December 1926 and no further multi-party elections were held again until the 1990s.

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1218 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Masha Greenbaum (1 January 1995). The Jews of Lithuania: a history of a remarkable community, 1316-1945. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 978-965-229-132-5.

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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