(Redirected from Darbo Partija)The 'Labour Party' (
Lithuanian: ''Darbo Partija''), or DP, is a new populist
political party in
Lithuania. It was founded in
2003 by the
Russian-born millionaire
Viktor Uspaskich.
In its first electoral test, the
2004 European Parliamentary Elections, it was by far the most successful party gaining 30.2% of the vote and returning 5
MEPs. It joined the
European Democratic Party and thus the group of the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
At the 2004
legislative elections, the party won 28.4% of the popular vote and 39 out of 141 seats, making it the largest single party in the
Parliament of Lithuania. After the election Labour formed a coalition government with the
Social Democrats and
New Union.
External link
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Official web site