Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“; DSVL) is a Lithuanian political party founded on 29 January 2022 by Saulius Skvernelis, former Prime Minister of Lithuania. The party describes itself as being centre-left on economic policy and centre-right on socio-cultural issues.
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“ | |
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| Abbreviation | DSVL |
| Chairman | Saulius Skvernelis |
| Vice Chairpeople | Linas Kukuraitis Rima Baškienė Ausma Miškinienė Darius Jasaitis Lukas Savickas Tomas Tomilinas Vytautas Bakas Domas Griškevičius |
| Founded | 29 January 2022 |
| Split from | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union |
| Membership | 3,368 (2022) |
| Ideology | Green conservatism Social conservatism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left to centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Green Party (since 2024) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seimas | 16 / 141
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| European Parliament | 0 / 11
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| Municipal councils | 124 / 1,498
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| Mayors | 5 / 60
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| Website | |
| demokratai.lt | |
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.
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