Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai | |
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| Abbreviation | TS–LKD |
| Chairwoman | Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė (acting) |
| First vice chair | - |
| Deputy chairpersons | Laurynas Kasčiūnas Andrius Navickas Paulius Saudargas |
| Executive secretary | Martynas Prievelis |
| Founders | Vytautas Landsbergis Gediminas Vagnorius |
| Founded | 1 May 1993 |
| Preceded by | Sąjūdis |
| Headquarters | J. Jasinskio g. 17, Vilnius |
| Youth wing | Young Conservative League |
| Membership (2022) |  12,819 [1][permanent dead link] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[5][6][7] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European 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/ | |
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 Gabrielius Landsbergis, who replaced Andrius Kubilius in 2015. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democracy Union (IDU).
Since 1996, the party has included the western house martin in its various logos over the years.[9][10]
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- ^ Schwartz, Andrew (25 October 2021). "Lithuania Parliamentary Elections". CSIS. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b Sužiedėlis, Saulius (2011), "Union of the Fatherland", Historical Dictionary of Lithuania, Scarecrow Press, p. 308, ISBN 9780810875364
- ^ a b Duvold, Kjetil; Jurkynas, Mindaugas (2004), "Lithuania", The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 163, ISBN 9781840648546
- ^ 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
- ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas". archive.is (in Latin). 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Themes, U. F. O. "VII Seimas | Parlamentarizmas – demokratijos pagrindas".
- ^ "Partijų simbolika – akims pritraukti ir žiniai perduoti". DELFI.