The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union (Lithuanian: Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga, LVLS) was a centre-left political party in Lithuania between 1922 and 1936. The party's leaders included the third President Kazys Grinius and three-term Prime Minister Mykolas Sleževičius.
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | LVLS |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Banned | 1936 |
| Merger of | Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party Peasant Union |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
History edit
The party was established in November 1922 by a merger of the Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party and the Peasant Union. At the time the two parties held a combined 19 seats, making it the largest in the Seimas. The new party emerged as the largest faction in the 1923 elections, winning 16 of the 78 seats.[1] The 1926 elections saw the party increase its seat tally to 22, remaining the largest party in the Seimas.[1]
The LVLS formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party, but it was overthrown by a military coup in December 1926 which installed the Lithuanian Nationalist Union as the ruling party. The LVLS was banned in 1936.
References edit
- ^ a b Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1218 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
Further reading edit
- Blažytė-Baužienė, Danutė (2018-06-01). "Liaudininkai Seimų laikotarpiu (1920–1927): keletas istoriografijos dilemų [Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union in Parliamentary Period (1920–1927): Some Historiographical Dilemmas]". Parliamentary Studies (in Lithuanian) (25): 140–169–140–169. doi:10.51740/ps.vi25.50. ISSN 1822-749X.