Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija | |
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| Abbreviation | LSDP |
| Chairperson | Gintautas Paluckas |
| First Deputy Chair | Mindaugas Sinkevičius |
| Deputy Chairs | See list
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| Executive Secretary | Justas Pankauskas |
| Founded | 1 May 1896 |
| Headquarters | B. Radvilaitės g. 1, Vilnius |
| Youth wing | Lietuvos socialdemokratinio jaunimo sąjunga (LSDJS) |
| Membership (2022) | 15,205 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Red |
| Seimas | 52 / 141 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 11 |
| Municipal councils | 358 / 1,498 |
| Mayors | 17 / 60 |
| Website | |
| lsdp.lt | |
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The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist organisation in 1896, it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the Soviet Union, the party went into exile, emerging once again after the end of communist rule in 1989.
The party led a government in the unicameral Seimas, Lithuania's parliament from 2001 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2016. It has been the ruling party of Lithuania since 2024. The party is a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Progressive Alliance, and Socialist International.