Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
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The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“; DSVL) is a Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis, former Prime Minister of Lithuania.[3] The party describes itself as being centre-left on economic policy and socially conservative on socio-cultural issues.[1]
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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 (2022-01-29) |
Split from | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
Membership | 3,368 (2022) |
Ideology | Green conservatism[1] Social conservatism Social democracy[1][2] |
Political position | Centre |
European affiliation | European Green Party (since 2024) |
Colours | Blue |
Seimas | 16 / 141
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European Parliament | 0 / 11
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Municipal councils | 124 / 1,498
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Mayors | 5 / 60
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Website | |
demokratai.lt | |
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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.