Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

*Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija*
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija
Abbreviation	LSDP
Chairperson	Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
First Deputy Chair	Gintautas Paluckas
Deputy Chairs	See list Algimantė Ambrulaitytė; Tadas Barauskas; Rasa Budbergytė; Nerijus Cesiulis; Nijolė Dirginčienė; Robertas Duchnevičius; Rita Grigalienė; Liutauras Gudžinskas; Orinta Leiputė; Saulius Margis; Juozas Olekas; Raminta Popovienė; Darius Razmislevičius; Dovilė Šakalienė; Jūratė Zailskienė;
Executive Secretary	Justas Pankauskas
Founded	1 May 1896; 128 years ago
Headquarters	B. Radvilaitės g. 1, Vilnius
Youth wing	Lietuvos socialdemokratinio jaunimo sąjunga (LSDJS)
Membership (2022)	15,205
Ideology	Social democracy; Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-left
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
European Parliament group	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance; Socialist International
Colours	Red
Seimas	52 / 141
European Parliament	2 / 11
Municipal councils	358 / 1,498
Mayors	17 / 60
Website
	lsdp.lt
	Politics of Lithuania; Political parties; Elections;

The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija, abbr. LSDP) is a centre-left^[2] and social democratic^[3] political party in Lithuania.^[4] Founded as an underground Marxist organisation in 1896, it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the Soviet Union, the party went into exile, emerging once again after the end of communist rule in 1989.

The party led a government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's parliament from 2001 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2016. The party is a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Progressive Alliance,^[5] and Socialist International.^[6]

^ "Tapk mūsų partijos nariu".
^ Šuliokas, Justinas (21 September 2020). "Who's who in Lithuania's 2020 parliamentary election – explainer". lrt.lt.
^ Hans Slomp (26 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 536. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Full list of member parties and organisations". Socialist International. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[1] "Tapk mūsų partijos nariu".

[2] Šuliokas, Justinas (21 September 2020). "Who's who in Lithuania's 2020 parliamentary election – explainer". lrt.lt.

[Slomp2011-3] Hans Slomp (26 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 536. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.

[PEE-4] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Lithuania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[PA-5] "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[SI-6] "Full list of member parties and organisations". Socialist International. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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