National Resurrection Party

The National Resurrection Party (; sometimes translated as Rising Nation Party or National Revival Party) was a short-lived political party in Lithuania. In the 2008 Lithuanian parliamentary election, it became one of the largest parties in the Tenth Seimas of Lithuania, but quickly lost popularity, disintegrated and merged with the Liberal and Centre Union in 2011. History Foundation and 2008 parliamentary election Arūnas Valinskas, Lithuanian producer and media personality, first announced the idea of forming a party for "resurrection" in April of 2008. It was registered in June of the same year. Valinskas was elected as the leader of the party and served as the leader for the entirety of its existence. From the beginning, the TPP was described as a "showmen's party", as many of its initial members were TV personalities and representatives of the media industry, much like Valinskas himself. Many of the figures included in the party's electoral list were personally connected to Valinskas - including his wife , as well as the manager of his company "A. Valinsko tvenkiniai". , who later joined the party, claimed that Valinskas was connected with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and the Maxima Group.