Lithuanian Christian Democrats

The Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lithuanian: Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, LKD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania, which currently exists as a faction in TS-LKD.

A faction opposed to the merger formed a new party, the Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party (Lietuvos krikščioniškosios demokratijos partija), chaired by Zigmas Zinkevičius.

The 2004 elections saw the new party receive just 1.4% of the vote, and lose its parliamentary representation.

[3] According to the Lithuanian Christian Democrat 2001 election programme the party's primary objectives include increasing welfare spending, strengthening social security and healthcare systems based on social market economy principles and fostering societal education based on Christian values.

LKD emphasized the importance of Lithuania's membership in the European Union and NATO as fundamental guarantees for the country's security.