Labour and Socialist International
International political party
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| 2024 | Led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, achieves strong result with 240,503 votes (19.70%), ranking #1 and winning 39 seats in Coalition government. |
| 2024 | Social Democratic Party becomes the ruling party of Lithuania. |
| December 12 2024 | Paluckas Cabinet was formed, with the controversial inclusion of the Dawn of Nemunas party in the coalition, sparking international criticism. |
| 2022 | The Left Alliance was founded in response to the Social Democrats' perceived betrayal of left-wing values. |
| 2021 | 5 out of 13 party Seimas members voted against a proposed same-sex partnership law, despite the party's program supporting such partnerships. |
| May 29 2021 | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė becomes the latest leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, succeeding Gintautas Paluckas. |
| 2020 | Led by Gintautas Paluckas, receives 108,649 votes (9.58%), ranking #3 and winning 4 seats in Opposition. |
| 2019 | In European Parliament elections, led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, receives 199,220 votes (15.88%), ranking #2 and maintaining 0 seats. |
| 2019 | The party's support dramatically declined, receiving just over 3 percent of votes in Kaunas. |
| 2017 | The Social Democratic Party withdrew from their previous coalition. |
| 2017 | Several former party leaders and Seimas members, including two former Prime Ministers Gediminas Kirkilas and Algirdas Butkevičius, left the party. |
| October 2017 | The party experienced an internal split, with 9 members being removed from the party. |
| May 8 2017 | Gintautas Paluckas takes over party leadership from Algirdas Butkevičius. |
| 2016 | The party implemented reforms to the Labour Code that strengthened employers' positions in workplace relations, drawing criticism from left-wing intellectuals. |
| 2016 | Concludes second period of leading the government in the Seimas. |
| 2016 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania won 17 seats in the parliamentary election. |
| 2016 | Receives 183,597 votes (15.04%), ranking #3 and winning 21 seats. Initially in Coalition (2016-2017), then moves to Opposition (2017-2020). |
| 2014 | In European Parliament elections, led by Zigmantas Balčytis, receives 197,477 votes (17.26%), ranking #2 and maintaining 1 seat. |
| 2012 | Led by Algirdas Butkevičius, receives 251,610 votes (19.18%), ranking #2 and winning 13 seats in Coalition government. |
| 2012 | Social Democratic Party returns to lead the government in the Seimas, beginning their second period of governance. |
| 2012 | The party won 38 seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the largest party in Parliament. Butkevičius became prime minister, forming a coalition government. |
| 2011 | In Kaunas, the party achieved over 12 percent of votes, representing a peak of regional political influence. |
| 2010 | The party began losing political support due to deindustrialisation and the rise of public election committees and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. |
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