Lithuanian German Committee

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The Lithuanian German Committee (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vokiečių komietetas, LVK) was a political party in inter-war Lithuania representing the German minority.

History

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The LVK contested the first parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 1920, receiving 1.1% of the vote and winning a single seat.[1] The 1922 elections saw the party lose its seat,[2] and in 1923 it joined the United Minorities coalition.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1218 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1207