Liberal and Centre Union

Liberal and Centre Union

Liberalų ir centro sąjunga
Liberal and Centre Union Liberalų ir centro sąjunga
Leader	Artūras Melianas
Founded	31 May 2003
Dissolved	12 July 2014
Merger of	LLS, LCS, MKDP
Merged into	Lithuanian Freedom Union
Headquarters	Vilniaus g. 22/1, Vilnius
Ideology	Conservative liberalism; Liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
Website
	www.lics.lt
	Politics of Lithuania; Political parties; Elections;

The Liberal and Centre Union (Lithuanian: Liberalų ir centro sąjunga, LiCS) was a conservative-liberal^[2] political party in Lithuania active between 2003 and 2014.

History

The combined party was led by Gintautas Babravičius. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 11.2% of the vote and returned 2 MEPs.

In the 2004 parliamentary elections on 10 October 2004, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 18 out of 141 seats in the Seimas. Initially, the party joined opposition with the Homeland Union. In early 2006, Liberal Movement was formed by dissident members of LiCS. After fall of Brazauskas-led government later the same year, LiCS joined new government of Gediminas Kirkilas.

In the October 2008 parliamentary elections, LiCS retained 8 seats out of its previous 18 and received 5.3% of the national vote, and formed a coalition with the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement, and National Resurrection Party (TPP).

On 22 September 2011 the party agreed to absorb the TPP, whose MPs had been sitting in the LiCS parliamentary group.

In the October 2012 parliamentary elections the party lost all 8 seats, taking just 2.1% of the national vote.

On 12 July 2014, the LiCS merged with YES to form the Lithuanian Freedom Union (LLS).