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List of political parties in the Czech Republic

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List of political parties in the Czech Republic

This is a list of political parties in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic has a multi-party system. Due to the electoral system operated, a limited number of parties are successful in parliamentary elections.

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Parliamentary parties

There are currently seven parties in the Chamber of Deputies – the Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), ANO 2011, the Communist Party (KSČM), TOP 09, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and Dawn of Direct Democracy (Dawn). All except the Dawn have also seats in the Senate, as do the Green Party (SZ), Mayors and Independents (STAN), Severočeši.cz (S.cz), the Party of Civic Rights (SPO), the Pirate Party (Pirates), Party of Freeholders of the Czech Republic (SsČR) and political movement Ostravak. Other parliamentary party is the Party of Free Citizens which have one MP in the European Parliament.

In March 2015, founder and former leader of Dawn of Direct Democracy, Tomio Okamura, was expelled from the party and the party was renamed to Dawn - National Coalition, changed logo, leadership and opened itself for new members and cooperation with newly founded Bloc against Islam. Tomio Okamura meanwhile founded a new party called Freedom and Direct Democracy with two other ex-Dawn members and managed to reclaim most of the voters from the Dawn.

Three parties – ČSSD, ODS, and KSČM – have managed to elect members to every Parliament since the Czech Republic's independence.

The current government is composed of ČSSD, ANO 2011 and KDU-ČSL.

Next Legislative election will be held in October 2017.

Non-parliamentary parties

  • Citizens of the Czech Republic (Občané české republiky)
  • Coalition for Republic - Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (Sdružení pro republiku - Republikánská strana Československa)
  • Czech National Social Party (Česká strana národně sociální)
  • Czech Pirate Party (Česká pirátská strana)
  • Democratic Party of Greens (Demokratická strana zelených)
  • Koruna Česká (monarchistická strana Čech, Moravy a Slezska)
  • Liberal-Environmental Party (Liberálně-ekologická strana)
  • Moravané
  • National Socialists – 21st Century Left (Národní socialisté – levice 21. století)
  • No To Brussels - National Democracy (NE Bruselu - Národní demokracie)
  • Party for the Open Society (Strana pro otevřenou společnost)
  • Party of Democratic Socialism (Strana demokratického socialismu)
  • Realists (Realisté)
  • Right Bloc (Volte Pravý Blok)
  • SNK European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté)
  • Socialist Alternative Future (Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost)
  • Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc (Suverenita - blok Jany Bobošíkové)
  • Workers' Party of Social Justice (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti)
  • Defunct parties

  • Freedom Union – Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie)
  • Christian Democratic Party (Křesťanskodemokratická strana)
  • Civic Forum (Občanské fórum)
  • Civic Democratic Alliance (Občanská demokratická aliance)
  • Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Komunistická strana Československa)
  • European Democratic Party (Evropská demokratická strana)
  • Left Bloc (Levý blok)
  • Liberal Social Union (Liberálně sociální unie)
  • Liberal Reform Party (Liberální reformní strana)
  • Movement for Autonomous Democracy - Party for Moravia and Silesia (Hnutí za samosprávnou demokracii - Společnost pro Moravu a Slezsko)
  • National Party (Národní strana)
  • Public Affairs (Věci veřejné)
  • References

    List of political parties in the Czech Republic Wikipedia


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