It was established by the centre-fraction in
Sąjūdis in 1990 as the
Lithuanian Centre Movement. In
1992 parliamentary election the movement failed to pass 4 per cent threshold and won only two seats. In 1993, the movement was reorganised to party. In 1995 municipal elections the party entered many municipal councils and joined coalition with the
Homeland Union and the
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. In the
1996 parliamentary election the party won 8.67 per cent of the votes and 14 seats. It signed agreement of
confidence and supply with the Homeland Union and the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. in 1997 presidential election the Centre Union supported
Valdas Adamkus, who won election. In the spring of 2000, the Centre Union joined informal alliance between the
New Union (Social Liberals), the
Liberal Union of Lithuania and the
Modern Christian-Democratic Union (known as the New Politics Coalition). In 2000, parliamentary election the party won 2.86 per cent of the votes and two seats. Coalition as a whole failed to win majority of the seats in
Seimas and relied from the support of
Lithuanian Peasants Party and
Young Lithuania. The coalition lasted only eight months. In 2003, the party joined forces with the Liberal Union of Lithuania and the Modern Christian-Democratic Union to form the
Liberal and Centre Union. == Leaders ==