{"id":3297,"date":"2023-05-07T21:28:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/?page_id=3297"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:00","slug":"istorija","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/istorija\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3297\" class=\"elementor elementor-3297\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3750c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3750c79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d85591\" data-id=\"9d85591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ff987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ff987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7821953 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7821953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Start<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/istorija\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c27fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c27fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ed95e\" data-id=\"51ed95e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717e4a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"717e4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387817_10150378863291459_1677049322_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387817_10150378863291459_1677049322_n.jpeg 579w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387817_10150378863291459_1677049322_n-181x300.jpeg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a2df2\" data-id=\"71a2df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b78cd animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39b78cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Together even against wind since 1991<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b88ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b88ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lithuanian Liberal Youth before the 21st century\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d554e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d554e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time when the first signs of the organization began to emerge, Lithuania was still under the influence and control of the occupying Soviet Union. Nevertheless, Lithuania was already taking bold steps toward liberation and independence: the Lithuanian Reform Movement (S\u0105j\u016bdis) was forming, the Lithuanian Freedom League was active, and various underground national and cultural organizations were growing - groups that nurtured many of the key figures in the independent Lithuanian public life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9df89ad\" data-id=\"9df89ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0daf3 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c0daf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former presidents<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51632f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"f51632f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2023\u20132026<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Izid\u0117 Marcinkut\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2022\u20132023<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Umberto Masi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2020\u20132022<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Lukas Stravinskas<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-908047a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"908047a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3945ed\" data-id=\"e3945ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c11fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c11fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is precisely that period, early 1988, that can be considered the origins of another organization - Lithuanian Liberal Youth. Discussions involving students and liberal-minded individuals, such as philosopher Arvydas \u0160liogeris, Professor Vytautas Rad\u017evilas, sociologist Aleksandras Dobryninas, politician Kazys Bobelis, and philosopher Ar\u016bnas Degutis, began taking place in the Rectorate meeting hall of Vilnius University (VU). These discussions revolved around civic movements, the state, human rights, and individual freedoms. Eventually, the core of this group went on to establish the Vilnius University Lithuanian Reform Movement (VU LPS) Student Coordinating Council, chaired by Gintaras Steponavi\u010dius.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b327f7\" data-id=\"6b327f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3e161 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b3e161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/383856_10150379289566459_2090764775_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/383856_10150379289566459_2090764775_n.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/383856_10150379289566459_2090764775_n-186x300.jpeg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53020c6\" data-id=\"53020c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd4ea0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"5fd4ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2019\u20132020<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Teres\u0117 \u0160kutait\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2017\u20132019<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Mykolas Knyza<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2016\u20132017<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Mantvydas \u0160emeta<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca69d90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca69d90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64323a2\" data-id=\"64323a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b97c0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72b97c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/389818_10150383859136459_1714698011_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3773\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/389818_10150383859136459_1714698011_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/389818_10150383859136459_1714698011_n-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/389818_10150383859136459_1714698011_n-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674f2cb\" data-id=\"674f2cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1759c97 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1759c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early years, meetings mainly focused on discussions and conversations. According to the organization's founders, key topics included the relationship between the state and the individual, the powers of the state, civil society, and opposition to totalitarianism. At the time, professors were invited to present the political philosophy and ideology of liberalism, and its relation to other political theories. Discussions included the works and ideas of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and the distinctions between continental and British (Anglo-Saxon) liberalism.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbebef5\" data-id=\"bbebef5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c4a95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"62c4a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2014\u20132016<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Mantas \u0160nioka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2013\u20132014<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Marija Markauskait\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-342c046 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342c046\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e181fe2\" data-id=\"e181fe2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5433941 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5433941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From these small gatherings, a large organization gradually began to form. On January 12, 1991, 14 people gathered to the founding meeting of the Vilnius Liberal Youth Club (VLYK), where Darius Laurinavi\u010dius became the first chairperson of a liberal youth organization in Lithuania. As liberal political parties began to take shape, so did the youth movement. According to Kazys Preik\u0161as, one of the early founders, the idea to create a national youth organization independent from any political party came from Gintaras Steponavi\u010dius, after he left the founding congress of the Lithuanian Liberal Union.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6a2d8\" data-id=\"4b6a2d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa0858 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baa0858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387367_10150379290106459_222087910_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387367_10150379290106459_222087910_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387367_10150379290106459_222087910_n-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387367_10150379290106459_222087910_n-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/387367_10150379290106459_222087910_n-474x324.jpeg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3e2922\" data-id=\"a3e2922\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f073c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"15f073c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2011\u20132013<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Egl\u0117 Markevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2010\u20132011<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Au\u0161rin\u0117 Armonait\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2008\u20132010<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Edgaras Stani\u0161auskas<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be12137 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be12137\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d994027\" data-id=\"d994027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7dbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc7dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/302603_10150379289381459_557422763_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/302603_10150379289381459_557422763_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/302603_10150379289381459_557422763_n-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/302603_10150379289381459_557422763_n-768x533.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4954bce\" data-id=\"4954bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877bfc5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877bfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 9, 1991, a VLYK address to Lithuanian youth was published in the Reform Movement newspaper Atgimimas. It called on youth to unite under a liberal youth organization. On November 30 \u2013 December 1, 1991, the Founding Assembly of the National Liberal Youth Organization took place, attended not only by youth from Vilnius but also from Kaunas, Klaip\u0117da, \u0160iauliai, and other Lithuanian cities. Once again, Darius Laurinavi\u010dius was elected as the organization's first chairperson. The elected Council members included: A. Andrijauskas, J. Brazaityt\u0117, J. \u010cekuolis, D. \u010cepas, D. Kraulyt\u0117, R. Pe\u0161kaitis, V. Pikturna, G. Pota\u0161enko, K. Preik\u0161as, G. Steponavi\u010dius, L. Varanavi\u010dius, and V. Vilutis.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b060c8\" data-id=\"8b060c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e289cbd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"e289cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2008<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Raimonda Augutyt\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2007\u20132008<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Guoda Lomanait\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e62bbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e62bbfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ce050\" data-id=\"c1ce050\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c746a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c746a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foundation of early activities was built upon meetings and discussions with experts from the Lithuanian Free Market Institute. Gradually, conversations began about joining international organizations, and connections with them started forming. Lithuanian Liberal Youth (LLY) members participated in international projects. The LLY Council addressed the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania regarding constitutional reform, raised issues surrounding the Lithuanian Armed Forces and national minorities, and signed a declaration to establish a coordinating council of Lithuanian youth organizations - an umbrella structure that has since grown into today\u2019s Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT). Events such as the LLY Summer School were established. Christmas campaigns and other charity initiatives were also organized collaborating with SOS Vaikai. It\u2019s also worth noting that in April, a newsletter titled Kelyje (\u201cOn the Road\u201d) was launched, which not only covered the organization\u2019s key activities and events but also featured congratulations to members on weddings and new births.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-802022c\" data-id=\"802022c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4744f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4744f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2271861\" data-id=\"2271861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df9792 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"3df9792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2006\u20132007<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Marius Drochneris<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2004\u20132006<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Rasa Maselskyt\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01b16b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01b16b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66efd2f\" data-id=\"66efd2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf4c5b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbf4c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/393174_10150405945501459_1678020190_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/393174_10150405945501459_1678020190_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/393174_10150405945501459_1678020190_n-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/393174_10150405945501459_1678020190_n-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/393174_10150405945501459_1678020190_n-391x260.jpeg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3b218f\" data-id=\"a3b218f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f186efd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f186efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Founding Assembly, the need to select a name for the newly formed group arose. Many options were proposed\u2014among them, \u201cUnion of Young Liberals of Lithuania\u201d, but ultimately, Kazys Preik\u0161as, slowly rising from his seat, declared: \u201cLet it be Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas (Lithuanian Liberal Youth)...\u201d Thus was born the first LLY tradition: to preserve the name Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas without any additions such as \u201corganization,\u201d \u201cunion,\u201d \u201cmovement,\u201d or \u201cassociation.\u201d It is a name that embodies the very idea of freedom and youth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71579e4\" data-id=\"71579e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc09849 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"cc09849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2002\u20132004<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Donatas Kuras<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2001\u20132002<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Maksimas Reznikovas<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8477b8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8477b8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc5545\" data-id=\"0bc5545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7763b78 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7763b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Kazys Preik\u0161as later shared, the name, to him, rejected rigid structure while preserving the importance of the individual. According to him, it reflected the feeling of an independent group of friends who made their own decisions about what was right. At the time, many were tired of the Young Communists and similar organizations. When it came to relations with political parties, the priority was supporting ideas, not organizational structures. Thus, while the Liberal Youth actively expressed its positions and influenced the Lithuanian Liberal Union, it remained devoted to independence - a principle the organization upholds to this day: ideas matter more than parties or personalities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a93105\" data-id=\"9a93105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be85cd4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be85cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/300392_10150334197726459_1362804235_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3782\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/300392_10150334197726459_1362804235_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/300392_10150334197726459_1362804235_n-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/300392_10150334197726459_1362804235_n-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/300392_10150334197726459_1362804235_n-391x260.jpeg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c840e16\" data-id=\"c840e16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe50e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"afe50e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">2001\u20132000<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Neringa Morozait\u0117<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1999\u20132000<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Ingrida <br \/>Bilai\u0161yt\u0117-Davison<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ff9db4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ff9db4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f2331d\" data-id=\"8f2331d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d2dbe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73d2dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vm.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vm.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vm-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vm-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a23618b\" data-id=\"a23618b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af7f51 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af7f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its early years, LLY had no official symbols, but in 1992, after a long creative process, the organization chose a symbol - a bird. A drawing of a blue seagull on a yellow background, proposed by Andrius Buldygerovas, was adopted as the LLY emblem. The choice of a seagull was symbolic, it is the only bird that can fly against the wind, just like Lithuanian Liberal Youth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7ad8a7\" data-id=\"c7ad8a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db21b88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"db21b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1996\u20131998<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Remigijus \u0160ima\u0161ius<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1995\u20131996<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Mindaugas Norvai\u0161is<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46853dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46853dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-551f002\" data-id=\"551f002\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceaae4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceaae4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1992 and 1993, Gintaras Steponavi\u010dius was elected as the organization\u2019s President. Even then, he openly stated his ambition to become a professional politician. During this time, international connections were established and major projects were implemented. One such project was Lithuania\u2019s first youth essay competition, \u201cThe Government of the 21st Century\u201d, as well as the first seminar organized in Lithuania by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Regular meetings of the LLY Council were held, where decisions were made on events, statements, and public positions. The LLY Summer Camp, Summer School, and the Autumn Callings became key annual events. Members also actively participated in international projects and meetings. In 1993, LLY had its first official organizational T-shirts and was accepted into IFLRY, becoming the first organization from the former Soviet Union to join the International Federation of Liberal Youth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5ea857\" data-id=\"b5ea857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16df20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f16df20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o-1024x557.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o-1024x557.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o-300x163.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o-768x418.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o-1536x836.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/133562_483500051458_638251_o.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d84ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26d84ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a4039 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9a4039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/429279_10150562670251459_1785521517_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/429279_10150562670251459_1785521517_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/429279_10150562670251459_1785521517_n-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/429279_10150562670251459_1785521517_n-768x506.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc5238\" data-id=\"5dc5238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd611ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"cd611ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1994\u20131995<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Jonas \u010cekuolis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-inverted\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1992\u20131994<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Gintaras Steponavi\u010dius<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"timeline-right\"><div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"be-title d-block\">1991\u20131992<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Darius Laurinavi\u010dius<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc1f898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc1f898\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53e1096\" data-id=\"53e1096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d415ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d415ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1994-08-26_Sopotas.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e5020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43e5020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da1a240\" data-id=\"da1a240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d6350 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d6350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Kelyje\" grew from its initial two pages in the early issues to a 14-page publication by the end of 1994, covering a wide range of topics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1995 activity program, plans included continuing the School for Young Politicians, organizing the Summer Camp, Spring and Autumn Callings, Christmas and Easter charity events, basketball tournaments - all falling under the responsibility of the newly elected LLY President, Mindaugas Norvai\u0161is. That same year, local branches held \u201cVincas Kudirka Readings\u201d - seminars on the tradition and history of liberalism in Lithuania. A contest for upper-grade students called \u201cLithuania on the Threshold of 2000\u201d was also held. An Information and Analytical Center was created to gather information on political parties, civil and youth organizations, statistics on Lithuania\u2019s economy, press archives, and more. At the initiative of Gintaras Steponavi\u010dius, the LLY Signatory Club was formed to organize meetings with senior members of the organization.\n\nEarly that same year, as relations with LiJOT improved, LLY member Algirdas Augustaitis was elected as LiJOT President. LLY continued to actively shape its positions on youth policy and elections to the Government and municipal councils.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c9fdc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c9fdc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c3638f\" data-id=\"1c3638f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6dabb0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6dabb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1996, Remigijus \u0160ima\u0161ius was elected as LLY President. He emphasized that LLY was an organization free of conformism, uniting the most energetic youth of the time, though it sometimes lacked responsibility and active engagement. That year\u2019s Assembly included a policy proposal on national cultural policy, as well as discussions on the internal relationship between LLY and the liberal party, LLY's involvement in political activity, and how that engagement should be organized.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From then until 2001, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LLJ<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lithuanian Liberal Youth was led by its first women Presidents: Ingrida Bilai\u0161yt\u0117-Davidson and Neringa Morozait\u0117, who continued the organization\u2019s traditions while expanding its network of branches and representing liberal ideas in both political and public arenas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5d7fa3\" data-id=\"b5d7fa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b2106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99b2106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b73635 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b73635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/384396_10150378863156459_1689193295_n.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/384396_10150378863156459_1689193295_n.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/384396_10150378863156459_1689193295_n-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/384396_10150378863156459_1689193295_n-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/laisve.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/384396_10150378863156459_1689193295_n-391x260.jpeg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-473509f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"473509f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f5981\" data-id=\"12f5981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b5734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3b5734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prad\u017eia Kartu net prie\u0161 v\u0117j\u0105 jau nuo 1991 m. Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas iki 2000-\u0173j\u0173 met\u0173 Prasid\u0117jus pirmosios organizacijos u\u017euomazgoms, Lietuva vis dar buvo okupacin\u0117s Soviet\u0173 S\u0105jungos \u012ftakoje ir \u0161ios valstyb\u0117s sud\u0117tyje.\u00a0 Tuo metu Lietuva dr\u0105siai \u017eeng\u0117 pirmuosius \u017eingsnius link i\u0161sivadavimo ir savaranki\u0161kumo \u2013 nepriklausomyb\u0117s: k\u016br\u0117si Lietuvos Persitvarkymo S\u0105j\u016bdis, aktyviai veik\u0117 Lietuvos laisv\u0117s lyga, tautinio ir [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3297","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3297"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5997,"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3297\/revisions\/5997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laisve.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}