Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union
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Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga |
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| Abbreviation | LVŽS |
| Chairman | Ramūnas Karbauskis |
| First Vice Chairman | Bronis Ropė |
| Vice Chairpeople |
Rima Baškienė Kęstutis Mažeika Arvydas Nekrošius Aušrinė Norkienė Mindaugas Puidokas Viktoras Rinkevičius Virginijus Sinkevičius Andriejus Stančikas Tomas Tomilinas Povilas Žagunis |
| Founded | 2001 (Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties) |
| Preceded by |
Lithuanian Peasants Party New Democracy Party |
| Headquarters | Pamėnkalnio g. 26, Vilnius |
| Membership | 4,850 |
| Ideology |
Centrism Technocracy Agrarianism Green politics Green conservatism |
| Political position | Centre to Centre-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Seimas |
56 / 141
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
1 / 11
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| Cabinet of Lithuania |
11 / 14
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| Municipal councils |
147 / 1,526
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| Mayors |
3 / 60
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| Website | |
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The Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga, LVŽS; also known as Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union, formerly Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union, Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, LVLS) is an agrarian political party in Lithuania led by industrial farmer Ramūnas Karbauskis.
In February 2006, the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union led by Lithuanian politician Kazimiera Prunskienė chose to rename itself after the pre-war Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. It had previously been known as "Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga", or VNDS, which translates to the "Peasants and New Democratic Party Union" or "Union of Peasants and New Democratic Parties". This name stemmed from its origin as an electoral alliance between the Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija) and the New Democratic Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija), which merged to form the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union.
It changed its name to Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union in January 2012.
After successful performance in the 2016 elections, a clarification about its English name format was issued, changing it to Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections, the party gained 7.4% of the vote and won one MEP, who joined the Union for Europe of the Nations group.
Its candidate Kazimiera Prunskienė gained 21.4% of the vote in the first round and 47.4% in the second round in the presidential elections of 13 June 2004. At the legislative elections on 10 October 2004, the party won 6.6% of the popular vote and 10 out of 141 seats.
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