ement . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁L K D ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁who ▁between ▁them ▁held ▁three ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Se imas . ▁A ▁fa ction ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁mer ger ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁party , ▁the ▁L iet uv os ▁k rik šč ioni š k os ios ▁dem okrat ij os ▁part ija , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Z ig mas ▁Z in ke vi č ius . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elections ▁saw ▁the ▁new ▁party ▁receive ▁just ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁lose ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁representation . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁L K D ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Hom eland ▁Union , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁Hom eland ▁Union ▁- ▁Lith uan ian ▁Christian ▁Democr ats ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : C atholic ▁political ▁parties ▁Category : Christ ian ▁dem ocr atic ▁parties ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁Personal ized ▁medicine , ▁precision ▁medicine , ▁or ▁ther an ost ics ▁is ▁a ▁medical ▁model ▁that ▁separ ates ▁people ▁into ▁different ▁groups — with ▁medical ▁dec