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The party was established as the '''Democratic National Freedom League''' (''Demokratine Tautos Laisoes Santara'') in March 1917 by Lithuanian refugees in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name=VM>Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p473 ISBN 0-313-23804-9</ref> It failed to win a seat in the [[Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1923|1923 elections]]. |
The party was established as the '''Democratic National Freedom League''' (''Demokratine Tautos Laisoes Santara'') in March 1917 by Lithuanian refugees in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name=VM>Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p473 ISBN 0-313-23804-9</ref> It failed to win a seat in the [[Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1923|1923 elections]]. |
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In 1925 it became the "Farmers' Party", and won two seats in [[Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1926|1926]], |
In 1925 it became the "Farmers' Party", and won two seats in the [[Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1926|1926 elections]], forming part of the government coalition with the [[Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union]] and the [[Social Democratic Party of Lithuania]].<ref name=V2>McHale, p487</ref> Following the [[1926 Lithuanian coup d'état|1926 coup]], the party was a member of [[Antanas Smetona]]'s coalition government alongside the [[Lithuanian Nationalist Union]] and the Christian Democratic Bloc.<ref name=V2/> It pulled out of the coalition in 1928, and was banned later in the year.<ref name=VM/> |
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The Farmers' Party (Template:Lang-lt, UP) was a political party in inter-war Lithuania.
History
The party was established as the Democratic National Freedom League (Demokratine Tautos Laisoes Santara) in March 1917 by Lithuanian refugees in Saint Petersburg.[1] It failed to win a seat in the 1923 elections.
In 1925 it became the "Farmers' Party", and won two seats in the 1926 elections, forming part of the government coalition with the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union and the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania.[2] Following the 1926 coup, the party was a member of Antanas Smetona's coalition government alongside the Lithuanian Nationalist Union and the Christian Democratic Bloc.[2] It pulled out of the coalition in 1928, and was banned later in the year.[1]
Ideology
The party held had secular and liberal platform, and unlike other agrarian parties, advocated religuous tolerance. It sought to support the interests of agriculture and industry, as well as measures to develop Lithuanian culture.[1]
