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Union of
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213:The party's name alludes to Kedys' first name
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324:(born 1947), (MP from 2014), Economist
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828:Jonutis, Karolis (December 2018).
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339:The party is generally considered
330:(born 1967), (MP from 2015), Actor
138:http://www.drasoskeliaspartija.lt/
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78:(March 2017)
65:Headquarters
15:
1425:Folkspartei
1388:(inter-war)
1216:Front Party
1103:Green Party
682:"Lithuania"
555:0.11 (#18)
498:Opposition
480:1.18 (#13)
467:Opposition
449:0.29 (#14)
405:Government
76:Membership
1538:Categories
943:19 January
632:References
418:8.34 (#5)
368:corruption
356:referendum
313:Prof. dr.
194:platform.
192:corruption
173:Lithuanian
98:corruption
876:(1): 39.
593:0 / 1,442
560:0 / 1,473
527:Election
520:Municipal
390:Election
188:Lithuania
158:Elections
1564:Garliava
902:15min.lt
813:Archived
810:VRK inf.
415:109,448
352:pensions
341:populist
181:populist
93:Populism
88:Ideology
69:Garliava
1352:Sąjūdis
795:1 April
539:Mayors
485:0 / 141
477:13,337
454:0 / 141
423:7 / 141
215:Drąsius
198:History
132:Website
111:0 / 141
57:Founded
1395:Achdus
1288:(2012)
1013:Seimas
600:0 / 60
567:0 / 60
552:1,243
530:Votes
446:3,498
399:Seats
393:Votes
383:Seimas
320:Prof.
300:Prof.
223:Kaunas
125:0 / 12
105:Seimas
46:Leader
1163:KArtu
866:(PDF)
96:Anti-
82:2,499
1053:(11)
1047:(13)
1041:(13)
1035:(16)
1029:(21)
1023:(50)
945:2023
797:2024
577:2019
548:2015
542:+/–
473:2020
442:2016
411:2012
402:+/–
293:Dr.
225:and
60:2012
1372:YES
1083:(1)
1077:(1)
1071:(2)
1065:(3)
1059:(9)
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842:doi
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186:in
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