List of political parties in Lithuania

Template:Short description Template:Politics of Lithuania This article lists political parties in Lithuania. Template:As of, there are 23 active political parties registered with the Ministry of Justice,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and one party undergoing formal registration.<ref name="PM2023.12" /> Lithuania has a multi-party system in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Template:As of, Lithuania has a total of Template:Decrease 97,158 people registered as party members and is experiencing a sharp decline in political congregation,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> with a Template:Decrease Template:Average change% decrease from the start of public membership tracking in 2018.<ref name="PM2023.12" /> Distrust in political parties emerged as a major contributor to this, the institution's continued decline in opinion polling now ranks it as the least trusted, having overtaken the Seimas, with only a single digit percentage of representative population expressing confidence.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Registered parties

Parties with parliamentary representation

There are currently eight or nine<ref name=":0" /> parties represented in the Seimas. The current government is a broad majority coalition led by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, which also includes the Political Party "Dawn of Nemunas", the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance. In 2025, the last two parties replaced the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" during a government reshuffle.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear

Name		Abbr.<ref name="ab">Template:Cite web</ref>	Leader<ref name="PM2023.12" />	Ideology	Political position	Seimas		MEPs	Template:Tooltip<ref name="PM2023.12">Template:Cite news</ref>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija	LSDP	Mindaugas Sinkevičius (Interim until 2027)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Social democracy<ref name="Slomp2011">Template:Cite book</ref>	Centre-left	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 13,919
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Homeland Union Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai	TS–LKD	Laurynas Kasčiūnas	Christian democracy Liberal conservatism	Centre-right	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 11,205
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Dawn of Nemunas Nemuno aušra	PPNA	Remigijus Žemaitaitis	Right-wing populism Anti-establishment<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Social: Right-wing Fiscal: Centre-left	Template:Composition bar	<ref name="Siri">Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:N/a	Template:Increase 2,820
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“	DSVL	Saulius Skvernelis	Third Way<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Green conservatism	Centre-left to Centre	Template:Composition bar	<ref name="Siri" />	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 3,890
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberals' Movement Liberalų sąjūdis	LS LRLS	Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen	Classical liberalism	Centre to centre-right	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6,601
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga	LVŽS	Aurelijus Veryga	Agrarianism Green conservatism	Centre-left to left-wing	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3,682
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija – Krikščioniškų šeimų sąjunga, Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie – Związek Chrześcijańskich Rodzin	Template:Nowrap	Waldemar Tomaszewski	Christian democracy Polish minority interests	Centre-right	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2,060
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Center-Right Union Centro Dešinės Sąjunga	CDS	Artūras Zuokas	Conservative liberalism	Centre-right to right-wing	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3,988
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	National Alliance Nacionalinis susivienijimas	NS	Vytautas Sinica<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>	Lithuanian nationalism	Far-right	Template:Composition bar		Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2,007

Parties without parliamentary representation

Name		Abbr.<ref name="ab" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Leader<ref name="PM2023.12" />	Ideology	Municipal councilsTemplate:Efn	MEPs	Template:Tooltip<ref name="PM2023.12" />
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Freedom Party Laisvės partija	LP	Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius	Social liberalism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3,066
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	People and Justice Union (Centrists, Nationalists) Tautos ir teisingumo sąjunga (centristai, tautininkai)	TTS	Petras Gražulis	National conservatism Euroscepticism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6,471
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian Regions Party Lietuvos regionų partija	LRP	Giedrė Pavasarytė	Regionalism Conservative social democracy<ref name=":DD">Template:Cite web</ref> Equity feminism<ref name=":DD" />	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6,188
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Labour Party Darbo partija	DP	Gintaras Steponėnas	Populism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 7,743
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian Green Party Lietuvos žaliųjų partija	LŽP	Ieva Budraitė	Green liberalism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 2,256
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Christian Union Krikščionių sąjunga	KS	Rimantas Jonas Dagys	Christian democracy Christian social policy	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2,337
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuania - For Everyone Lietuva - visų	PLV	Aleksandras Nemunaitis	Lithuanian diaspora interests	Template:Composition bar	Template:N/a	Template:Decrease 3,984
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Together with the Vytis Kartu su Vyčiu	KsV	Vaclovas Fortunatas Žutautas	Welfare state ethnic nationalism Soft Russophilia	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Decrease 2,482
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian People's Party Lietuvos liaudies partija	LLP	Tauras Jakelaitis	Russophilia	Template:N/a	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 2,252
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Centre of Trade Unions Profesinių sąjungų centras	PSC	Template:Ill	Trade union interests	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Decrease 2,212
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija	LKDP	Jūratė Rudejevienė (interim)	Christian democracy	Template:N/a	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2,005
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Movement for Forests - Young Lithuania Sąjūdis už miškus - Jaunoji Lietuva	JL	Stanislovas Buškevičius	Right-wing populism Lithuanian nationalism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2,002
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Lithuanian List Lietuvos sąrašas	PPLS	Template:Ill	Anti-establishment	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Increase 2,002
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Samogitian Party Žemaičių partija	ŽP	Irena Stražinskaitė-Glinskienė	Samogitian regionalism	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1,986

Inactive parties

Template:As of, one political party has not submitted the necessary documents to be registered for the upcoming elections.<ref name="PM2023.12" />

Name		Abbr.	Leader<ref name="PM2023.12" />	Ideology	Municipal councils	MEPs	Template:Tooltip
width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Together. Left Alliance KArtu. Kairiųjų aljansas	KArtu	Template:Ill	Democratic socialism Progressivism	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:New 2,093Template:Efn (Template:Small)

Notes

Defunct and unregistered parties

• Civic Democratic Party (Pilietinės demokratijos partija)
• Centre Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos centro sąjunga)
• Christian Democratic Union (Krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• Christian Conservative Social Union (Krikščionių konservatorių socialinė sąjunga)
• Dawn of Justice (Teisingumo Aušra)
• Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos demokratinė darbo partija)
• Front (Frontas)
• Labourist Party (Leiboristų partija)
• Liberal and Centre Union (Lietuvos liberalų ir centro sąjunga)
• Liberal Union of Lithuania (Lietuvos liberalų sąjunga)
• Life Logic Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos gyvenimo logikos partija)
• Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai)
• Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals) (Lietuvos Laisvės Sąjunga (Liberalai))
• Lithuanian Nationalist and Republican Union (Lietuvių tautininkų ir respublikonų sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees (Lietuvos politinių kalinių ir tremtinių sąjunga)
• Lithuanian Political Prisoners Party (Lietuvos politinių kalinių partija)
• Lithuanian Party of the Economy (Lietuvos ūkio partija)
• Lithuanian Peasants Party (Lietuvos valstiečių partija)
• Lithuanian People's Party (Lietuvos žmonių partija)
• Modern Christian-Democratic Union (Moderniųjų krikščionių demokratų sąjunga)
• National Resurrection Party (Tautos prisikėlimo partija)
• New Democracy Party (Naujosios demokratijos partija)
• New Union (Social Liberals) (Naujoji Sąjunga (Socialliberalai))
• Order and Justice (Tvarka ir teisingumas)
• Party of Bread Eaters (Duonos valgytojų partija)
• Republican League (Respublikonų lyga, Polish: Liga Republikańska)
• Russian Alliance (Rusų aljansas)
• Socialist Party of Lithuania (Lietuvos socialistų partija)
• Socialist People's Front (Socialistinis liaudies frontas)
• The Way of Courage (Drąsos kelias)
• Union for National Unity (Tautos vienybės sąjunga)
• Union of the Fighters for Lithuania (Kovotojų už Lietuvą sąjunga)

Historical parties

• Lithuanian Democratic Party
• Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party
• Peasant Union
• Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
• Democratic National Freedom League
• Farmers Party
• Communist Party of Lithuania

See also

• Politics of Lithuania
• List of political parties by country
• Liberalism in Lithuania

External links

• List of every Lithuanian political party since 1990