  this article gives an overview of liberalism in lithuania. it is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. the sign â denotes another party in that scheme. for inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. ==background==  liberalism was a major force in lithuania since 1902. next to the urban citizens, agrarian liberal parties became active. ==history== after the restoration of independence in 1990 liberal parties arose again. currently, the liberal movement is a centre-right liberal party and the liberal and centre union (liberalÅ³ ir centro sÄjunga) is a center liberal party. both parties are the members of european liberal democrat and reform party. ===lithuanian democratic party=== *1902: liberal intellectuals and dissident social democrats formed the lithuanian democratic party (lietuviÅ³ demokratÅ³ partija). *1905: the ldp sponsored the forming of the â lithuanian peasants union *1914: the ldp is renamed into democratic party of lithuania (lietuvos demokratÅ³ partija) *1917: a left wing faction formed the lithuanian popular socialist democratic party and a moderate faction formed the â democratic national freedom league. *1920: the party is dissolved ===from lithuanian peasants' union top lithuanian popular peasants' union=== *1905: the â lithuanian democratic party sponsored the foundation of the lithuanian peasants' union (lietuvos valstieÄiÅ³ sÄjunga), a party working under supervision of the ldp *1920: the party became an independent party *1922: the party merged with the â lithuanian socialist popular democratic party into the lithuanian popular peasants' union (lietuvos valstieÄiÅ³ liaudininkÅ³ sÄjunga) under the leadership of mykolas sleÅ¾eviÄius and kazys grinius *1935: the party is banned, but continued in exile *1990: as a pure agrarian party it is refounded ===lituanian socialist popular democratic party=== *1917: a left wing faction of the â lithuanian democratic party formed the lithuanian popular socialist democratic party (lietuvos socialistÅ³ liaudininkÅ³ demokratÅ³ partija) *1922: the party merged with the â lithuanian peasants' union into the â lithuanian popular peasants' union ===from democratic national freedom league to farmers party=== *1917: a moderate faction of the â lithuanian democratic party formed the democratic national freedom league (demokratinÄ tautos laisvÄs santara) *1925: the party is renamed into the farmers party (ÅªkininkÅ³ partija) *1928: the party is banned, but continued in exile ===from lithuanian liberal union to li
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