Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
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The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“; DSVL) is a centre-left and green[2][4] Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis, former Prime Minister of Lithuania.[5] The party is moderately socially conservative.[2]
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Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“ | |
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Abbreviation | DSVL |
Chairperson | Saulius Skvernelis |
Vice Chairpeople | Linas Kukuraitis Rima Baškienė Ausma Miškinienė Darius Jasaitis Lukas Savickas Tomas Tomilinas Vytautas Bakas Domas Griškevičius |
Founded | 29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) |
Split from | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
Membership | 3,368 (2022) |
Ideology | Green politics[1] Green conservatism[2] Social democracy[2][3] |
Political position | Centre-left[1] |
European affiliation | European Green Party (since 2024) |
Colours | Blue |
Seimas | 16 / 141 |
European Parliament | 0 / 11 |
Municipal councils | 124 / 1,498 |
Mayors | 5 / 60 |
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Most of the party's members are former members of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. The party's name "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Vardan Lietuvos, literally In Lithuania's Name) is a reference to the final line of the national anthem of Lithuania, Tautiška giesmė.