A party of the same name (known as the Lithuanian Nationalist and Republican Union since 2017) was reestablished in 1990 and claims to be the successor of the interwar LTS.

[10] However, its leaders Antanas Smetona and Augustinas Voldemaras were popular and influential public figures[citation needed].

During the December 1926 coup, the military deposed the democratically elected government and invited Smetona to become the new president and Voldemaras the new prime minister.

The Nationalists remained the only party in the government until a political crisis after the German ultimatum regarding Klaipėda Region forced LTS to admit two members of the opposition to the Council of Ministers.

[13][14][10] Major periodicals published by the party included Lietuvis (1924–28), Lietuvos aidas (1928–40), Mūsų kraštas (1930–33), and Vairas (1914–40).