Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija

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Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija
Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie Electoral action of
the Poles of Lithuania
Party leader Valdemar Tomaševski
founding August 28, 1994
Headquarters Vilnius
Alignment Representation of the interests of the Polish minority in Lithuania
Christian
democracy Value conservatism
EU skepticism
Colours) Red White
Parliament seats
8/141
( Seimas , 2016 )
Number of members 1,200 (2010)
MEPs
1/11
( 2019 )
European party European Conservatives and Reformists Party (EKR)
EP Group European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
Website AWPL.lt

The Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija ( LLRA ; dt. 'Electoral Action of the Poles of Lithuania'; Polish Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie , AWPL ) is a political party in Lithuania . It is the representative of the Polish minority in Lithuania . In the European Parliament , she joined the group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) founded in July 2009 .

history

The LLRA, which was constituted in its current form in 1994, has always been represented by two members in the Seimas since the first free parliamentary elections in Lithuania ( direct mandates in constituencies No. 55, Vilnius- Širvintos , and No. 56, Vilnius- Šalčininkai ). After the first elections after Lithuania regained independence in October 1992, the representation of the Polish minority (then still the Polish Union of Lithuania ) was represented by four MPs. At that time, the parties of the national minorities were still exempt from the 4 percent hurdle at that time.

In the elections for the Lithuanian parliament Seimas on October 12, 2008, Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija even won 4.8% of the votes, which only just failed the 5 percent hurdle, and entered parliament with three direct mandates (additional direct mandate in constituency No. 57, Vilnius-Trakai). The elections to the European Parliament in June 2009 further strengthened the party: With 8.4% of the votes nationwide, it was able to easily jump the 5% hurdle and is now represented in the European parliament with one MP, its party leader Valdemar Tomaševski . This joined the group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR); In October 2009, the LLRA was at the foundation of the European Party Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists involved (AECR). In the parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2012 , the party won 3 out of 71 direct seats (one in the first ballot) and received 5.8% of the vote.

In the local elections in February 2007, she was able to expand her dominant position in local politics : She received 19 out of 27 mandates in Vilnius County and 20 out of 25 in Šalčininkai County. In the capital Vilnius, the LLRA has been represented on the city council with 5 to 6 seats since 1997. In the controversial mayoral elections in 2003, she played a key role (see Artūras Zuokas ).

From 2012 to August 2014 LLRA was involved in the government coalition (in the Seimas and government of Lithuania in the Butkevičius cabinet ). LLRA member Jarosław Niewierowicz became Minister of Energy. On August 19, 2014, the Prime Minister proposed to the Lithuanian President that the energy minister be dismissed, as Niewierowicz made his party colleague Cytacka deputy minister on August 18, 2014 under pressure from the LLRA party (led by Valdemar Tomaševski ) without a vote with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius after the re-election of the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė had repeatedly appointed. Grybauskaitė signed a release decree the next day (August 19, 2014). Niewierowicz then went on vacation and remained in office as minister until August 25, 2014. The LLRA then proclaimed the exit from the governing coalition because of the alleged “unfulfilled government program”.

At the end of 2008 the LLRA had around 1,100 members.

Positions

The LLRA has its stronghold in the traditional settlement areas of the Polish minority in Lithuania , i.e. the area around Vilnius and the areas adjoining it to the south, around Šalčininkai , as well as the capital Vilnius itself. This rural, mostly less affluent population as electorate is owed an election program with an emphasis on social demands for job creation, minimum wages and pensions and support for farmers and large families. In addition, the LLRA sees itself as an advocate for national minorities, alongside Poles in this area, especially Russians and Belarusians . School policy and language policy are of particular importance in this context. The LLRA calls for better financial resources for rural schools and the recognition of foreign school qualifications , as well as bilingualism in areas with more than 10% of the population as a minority. The LLRA also calls for more rights for local self-government and the acceleration of restitution with the principle of return before compensation.

In principle, the LLRA is capable of forming a coalition with all parties, due to the reservations of the Lithuanian national-conservative parties against the Polish minority and the rather poorer own electorate, it tends more towards an economic and socio-conservative orientation (e.g. Liberal Democrats or Peasant Party ).

Election results since 1992

year Share of votes (%) placement Seats placement Government participation
1992 2.14 7th 4th 5. No
1996 3.13   9.   1   8.   No
2000 1.95   10.   2   6.   No
2004 3.79   7.   2   7.   No
2008 4.80   8.   3   8.   No
2012 5.83   7.   8   6.   Government participation from 2012 to 2014
2016 5.48   6.   8   5.   No

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Election results for Lithuania in the 2009 European elections
  2. ^ MEPs from Lithuania in the European Parliament 2009-2014
  3. ↑ Prezidentė pasirašė dekretą dėl energetikos ministro atleidimo (daily newspaper Verslo žinios )
  4. ↑ Cytackos dienos viceministrės poste suskaičiuotos (VŽ)
  5. ↑ Party statistics of the state electoral authority , delfi.lt, March 2, 2009 (lit.).