The Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees () was a political party in Lithuania between 1990 and 2004. It represented interest of those repressed by the Soviet regime, particularly political prisoners and deportees to Siberia, as well as of the activist struggling for Lithuanian independence.
History The organization was established on 30 July 1988 as the Club of the Exiled (Tremtinio klubas) of Sąjūdis in Kaunas, later becoming a political party. Audrius Butkevičius was an establisher and chairman of the "Tremtinio klubas".Virginija Skučaitė, "Dešimtmečio kelią paženklino 1000-asis numeris", August 1, 2012
In the 1992 elections, the ran on a joint list with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and the Lithuanian Democratic Party. The joint list won 18 seats, with the LPKTS taking two.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1209 It ran alone in the 1996 elections, winning a single seat.
The party ran in alliance with the Homeland Union in the 2000 elections, with 19 of its candidates on the Homeland list.Parliamentary election derby starts in Lithuania The Baltic Times, 14 September 2000 In 2004, it merged into the Homeland Union.Lithuania - Political parties NSD European Elections DatabaseDidžiausia partija siūlo Lietuvai naują sutartį, tv3.lt, February 8, 2004 However, it was not dissolved into the Homeland Union and remains its structural unit (the Political Prisoners and Deportees faction).
Leaders Balys Gajauskas, the first chairman , 1997–1999; moved to the Homeland Union in 1999 Antanas Lukša , 2014-2019 Arvydas Anušauskas, since 2019Jadvyga Bieliavska, "A.Anušauskas išrinktas TS-LKD Politinių kalinių ir tremtinių frakcijos pirmininku", ELTA, June 10, 2019
References
External links Official website