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Homeland Union

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai
AbbreviationTS–LKD
ChairmanLaurynas Kasčiūnas
First vice chair-
Deputy chairpersonsAndrius Navickas
Paulius Saudargas
Executive secretaryMartynas Prievelis
FoundersVytautas Landsbergis
Gediminas Vagnorius
Founded1 May 1993 (1993-05-01)
Preceded bySąjūdis
HeadquartersJ. Jasinskio g. 17, Vilnius
Youth wingYoung Conservative League
Membership (2022)Increase 12,819 [1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[5][6][7]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours  Blue
  Turquoise (since 2020)[8]
Seimas
28 / 141
European Parliament
3 / 11
Municipal councils
279 / 1,461
Mayors
5 / 60
Website
https://tsajunga.lt/
Party office

The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lithuanian: Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, abbr. TS–LKD), also colloquially known as the Conservatives (Lithuanian: Konservatoriai), is a centre-right[5][6][7] political party in Lithuania. It has 18,000 members and 28 of 141 seats in the Seimas. Its current leader is Laurynas Kasčiūnas following the resignation of Gabrielius Landsbergis in 2024 after the party's loss in the election. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).

Since 1996, the party has included the western house martin in its various logos over the years.[9][10]

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  2. ^ Bugajski, Janusz (2002), Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era, M.E. Sharpe, p. 141, ISBN 9780765620163
  3. ^ Ramonaitė, Ainė (2006), "The Development of the Lithuanian Party System: From Stability to Perturbation", Post-Communist EU Member States: Parties and Party Systems, Ashgate, p. 75, ISBN 9780754647126
  4. ^ Schwartz, Andrew (25 October 2021). "Lithuania Parliamentary Elections". CSIS. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Sužiedėlis, Saulius (2011), "Union of the Fatherland", Historical Dictionary of Lithuania, Scarecrow Press, p. 308, ISBN 9780810875364
  6. ^ a b Duvold, Kjetil; Jurkynas, Mindaugas (2004), "Lithuania", The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 163, ISBN 9781840648546
  7. ^ a b Day, Alan John; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard (2002), "Homeland Union–Lithuanian Conservatives", A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe, Routledge, p. 253, ISBN 9780203403747
  8. ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas". archive.is (in Latin). 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ^ Themes, U. F. O. "VII Seimas | Parlamentarizmas – demokratijos pagrindas".
  10. ^ "Partijų simbolika – akims pritraukti ir žiniai perduoti". DELFI.

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