Lithuanian Regions Party

The Lithuanian Regions Party (, LRP), also translated as the Lithuanian Party of Regions, is a political party in Lithuania. It was founded in 2018 as the Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (, LSDDP) following a split of members from Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP; also joined by former members of the Labour Party) after the LSDP's decision to exit a coalition government with the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in 2017. History The party was a junior partner in government in the Seimas, Lithuania's unicameral Parliament, from 2018 to 2020. At the time, the LSDDP had 50 sections. The party scored badly in the 2019 European Parliament election, scoring only 2.4% of votes and failing to elect any MEP. The party won slightly over 3% of the popular vote and 3 seats in the 2020 parliamentary election (only one MP, Andrius Palionis, was reelected). By this, the party became eligible to state dotation, but it was not allowed to form a separate parliamentary group, as a minimum of seven MPs are required for its formation. To do so, the LSDDP aligned with the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, Freedom and Justice (formerly Order and Justice) and independent right-wing deputies Petras Gražulis and to form the Lithuanian Group of Regions.