Liberal and Centre Union Liberalų ir centro sąjunga | |
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| 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[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
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TheLiberal and Centre Union (Lithuanian:Liberalų ir centro sąjunga, LiCS) was aconservative-liberal[2]political party in Lithuania active between 2003 and 2014.
It was a member of theLiberal International and theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
LiCS was formed in 2003 by a merger of theLiberal Union of Lithuania,Centre Union of Lithuania andModern Christian Democratic Union.
The combined party was led byGintautas Babravičius. In the2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 11.2% of the vote and returned twoMEPs.
In the2004 parliamentary elections on 10 October 2004, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 18 out of 141 seats in theSeimas. Initially, the party joined opposition with the Homeland Union. In early 2006,Liberal Movement was formed by dissident members of LiCS. After fall ofBrazauskas-led government later the same year, LiCS joined newgovernment of Gediminas Kirkilas.
In theOctober 2008 parliamentary elections, LiCS retained eight seats out of its previous 18 and received 5.3% of the national vote, and formed a coalition with theHomeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Liberal Movement, andNational 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 theOctober 2012 parliamentary elections, the party lost all eight seats, taking just 2.1% of the national vote.
On 12 July 2014, the LiCS merged withYES to form theLithuanian Freedom Union (LLS).
| Election | Votes[a] | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2004 | 109,872 | 9.19 (#5) | 18 / 141 |  18 | Opposition(2004−2006) |
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| 2008 | 66,078 | 5.34 (#7) | 8 / 141 |  10 | Coalition |
| 2012 | 28,263 | 2.15 (#9) | 0 / 141 | 8 | Extra-parliamentary |
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