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839:Jonutis, Karolis (December 2018).
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89:(March 2017)
76:Headquarters
26:
1436:Folkspartei
1399:(inter-war)
1227:Front Party
1114:Green Party
693:"Lithuania"
566:0.11 (#18)
509:Opposition
491:1.18 (#13)
478:Opposition
460:0.29 (#14)
416:Government
87:Membership
1549:Categories
954:19 January
643:References
429:8.34 (#5)
379:corruption
367:referendum
324:Prof. dr.
205:platform.
203:corruption
184:Lithuanian
109:corruption
887:(1): 39.
604:0 / 1,442
571:0 / 1,473
538:Election
531:Municipal
401:Election
199:Lithuania
169:Elections
1575:Garliava
913:15min.lt
824:Archived
821:VRK inf.
426:109,448
363:pensions
352:populist
192:populist
104:Populism
99:Ideology
80:Garliava
1363:Sąjūdis
806:1 April
550:Mayors
496:0 / 141
488:13,337
465:0 / 141
434:7 / 141
226:Drąsius
209:History
143:Website
122:0 / 141
68:Founded
1406:Achdus
1299:(2012)
1024:Seimas
611:0 / 60
578:0 / 60
563:1,243
541:Votes
457:3,498
410:Seats
404:Votes
394:Seimas
331:Prof.
311:Prof.
234:Kaunas
136:0 / 12
116:Seimas
57:Leader
1174:KArtu
877:(PDF)
107:Anti-
93:2,499
1064:(11)
1058:(13)
1052:(13)
1046:(16)
1040:(21)
1034:(50)
956:2023
808:2024
588:2019
559:2015
553:+/–
484:2020
453:2016
422:2012
413:+/–
304:Dr.
236:and
71:2012
1383:YES
1094:(1)
1088:(1)
1082:(2)
1076:(3)
1070:(9)
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