Lithuanian Social Democratic Union

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Lithuanian Social Democratic Union

Lithuanian Social Democratic Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga) was a minor social democratic political party in Lithuania. The party had 6 representatives at the municipal level by 2011[2] and had no seats in either Seimas or EP. The leader of the party was Arvydas Akstinavičius.

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Lithuanian Social Democratic Union
Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga
LeaderArvydas Akstinavičius
FoundedDecember 27, 1999 (1999-12-27)
DissolvedDecember 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party of Lithuania
HeadquartersVilniaus g. 22, Vilnius
Membership1222[1]
IdeologySocial democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursViolet and red
Seimas
0 / 141
European Parliament
0 / 12
Municipal councils
6 / 1,526
Website
www.lsds.lt
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In 2012 it participated in the Parliamentarian election having formed joint alliance with 2 euroskeptic nationalist parties, named "For Lithuania in Lithuania".[3] The controversial symbol of this electoral union was a white sheep kicking a black sheep out of the logo [de]. The alliance received 0.94% of votes.

By the end of 2014 party dissolved itself.[4]

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