Liberals' Movement
Lithuanian political party
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2024 | Participated in Seimas elections with 95,868 votes (7.85%), maintaining one seat in opposition, with performance indicating continued political relevance. |
2022 | The party changed its name and logo, removing the reference to the Republic of Lithuania. |
2020 | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen led the party in Seimas elections, receiving 79,755 votes (7.04%), securing one seat in a coalition government. |
2020 | The Liberals' Movement ran in the Lithuanian parliamentary election with a platform focused on cutting taxation and legalizing gender-neutral partnerships. |
2020 | In the parliamentary election, the Liberal Movement obtained seven percent of votes and joined a coalition with the Homeland Union and the Freedom Party. |
2019 | European Parliament election with Petras Auštrevičius as list leader, securing 83,083 votes (6.59%) and maintaining one seat in the RE group. |
June 2019 | A public election committee 'For Vilnius, which we are proud of!' formed the basis for the new Freedom Party, with several district committee leaders resigning from the Liberal Movement. |
2017 | Eugenijus Gentvilas was elected as the new party leader, replacing Šimašius. |
2016 | Remigijus Šimašius led the party to 115,361 votes (9.45%) in Seimas elections, maintaining their position as 4th place party. |
June 2016 | Remigijus Šimašius was elected as the party's chairman one month after Guoga's brief leadership. |
May 13 2016 | After a corruption scandal involving party leader Eligijus Masiulis, Antanas Guoga temporarily took leadership for four days. |
2015 | In the municipal election, the party received 15.49 percent of the national vote. |
2014 | In the European Parliament election, the party received 16.55 percent of the national vote. |
2012 | In the legislative elections, the party lost one seat, finishing with 10 seats in the Seimas and 8.57 percent of the national vote. |
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