Caucus of Open Democracy
Encyclopedia
Caucus of Open Democracy is a liberal
parliamentary group in the Czech Senate
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Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
parliamentary group in the Czech Senate
Senate of the Czech Republic
The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic , usually referred to as Senát, is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic...
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Members
6 senators:- Civic Democratic AllianceCivic Democratic AllianceThe Civic Democratic Alliance was a small liberal centre-right political party in the Czech Republic, functional between years 1989 and 2007.-History:...
: Karel SchwarzenbergKarel SchwarzenbergKarel Schwarzenberg or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg , 7...
, Foreign ministerForeign ministerA Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
, a senator elected in 2004 - Green PartyGreen Party (Czech Republic)The Green Party is a political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded in February 1990 but for a long time it struggled to obtain significant influence in Czech politics. In the 2002 legislative election the party received 2.4% of the vote...
: Jaromír ŠtětinaJaromír ŠtetinaJaromír Štětina is Czech journalist, writer and politician. He is most known as war correspondent from conflict areas of former Soviet Union.Štětina studied University of Economics, Prague...
, a senator elected in 2004 - SNK European DemocratsSNK European DemocratsThe SNK European Democrats , is a small liberal conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková...
: Jan Horník & Igor Petrov, senators elected in 2004 - Party for the Open SocietyParty for the Open SocietyThe Party for the Open Society is a tiny social liberal political party in the Czech Republic....
: Soňa Paukrtová, a senator re-elected in 2006 - Independent Mayors for Region: Jana Juřenčáková, a senator elected in 2006
Former members
- Freedom Union–Democratic Union: 1 senator elected in 2002
- Liberal Reform PartyLiberal Reform Party (Czech Republic)The Liberal Reform Party , abbreviated to LiRA, is a small free market classical liberal political party in the Czech Republic. It had one member of the Senate, Jiří Zlatuška, who was elected to his six-year term in 2002.-External links:...
: 1 senator elected in 2002 - Path of ChangePath of ChangePath of Change is a small liberal party in the Czech Republic. Its current president is Jiří Lobkowicz...
: 1 senator elected in 2002