In 1990 the Communist Party of Lithuania was converted into the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, which in turn was later merged with Social Democratic Party of Lithuania under the later's name, but with leadership dominated by ex-communists.
1990 yılında, Litvanya Komünist Partisi, Litvanya Demokratik İşçi Partisi'ne dönüştü, daha sonra Litvanya Sosyal Demokrat Partisi adı altında bu parti ile birleşti fakat liderlik eski komünistlerde kaldı.