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Green Party (Czech Republic)
Encyclopedia
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. Internal conflicts and constant bickering were covered by the media much more than party's political aims but changes in the party's policy were made after the general party congress in September 2005, resulting in much more focus on the political aims and their propagation in media.
The party held a single seat (Jaromír Štětina
) in the Senate
(upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
) between 2004 and 2010. In the 2006 legislative election
the party received 6.3% of the vote and won six seats in the lower house – the Chamber of Deputies
. This subsequently led to taking part in the governing coalition, together with the Civic Democrats (ODS) and the Christian Democrats (KDU–ČSL) from January 2007 to March 2009 (for more details see Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet
). However the Green Party was unable to repeat its success in 2010 elections
, losing all seats in both chambers.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
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
Czech legislative election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.-Results:...
the party received 2.4% of the vote. Internal conflicts and constant bickering were covered by the media much more than party's political aims but changes in the party's policy were made after the general party congress in September 2005, resulting in much more focus on the political aims and their propagation in media.
The party held a single seat (Jaromír Štětina
Jaromír Štetina
Jaromír 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...
) in the 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...
(upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Parliament of the Czech Republic
The Parliament of the Czech Republic is the legislative body of the Czech Republic, based in Prague. It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elections:* the Lower House: Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic...
) between 2004 and 2010. In the 2006 legislative election
Czech legislative election, 2006
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006.The pre-election campaign was fierce and mostly negative. A major scandal broke out few days before the election. The two largest parties had profited from the divisive campaign – both had obtained the highest percentage...
the party received 6.3% of the vote and won six seats in the lower house – the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is situated in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague....
. This subsequently led to taking part in the governing coalition, together with the Civic Democrats (ODS) and the Christian Democrats (KDU–ČSL) from January 2007 to March 2009 (for more details see Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet
Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet
The Government of the Czech Republic since January 9, 2007 was formed by a coalition of the victorious Civic Democratic Party with the small Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and the Green Party...
). However the Green Party was unable to repeat its success in 2010 elections
Czech legislative election, 2010
A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010. The election had been expected to take place some time before the end of 2009 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic...
, losing all seats in both chambers.
Election results
- 1990 Czech National CouncilCzech legislative election, 1990A Czech legislative election took place on 8 and 9 June 1990.These elections were the first elections after the Velvet Revolution. They took place within the Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1990, i.e...
: 4.1% – no seats - 1992 Czech National CouncilCzech legislative election, 1992National Council elections were held in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia on 5 and 6 June 1992, alongside federal elections. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party-Christian Democratic Party alliance, which won 76 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 85.0%. When the Czech Republic...
: 6.5% (as member of the Liberal-Social Movement) - 1996 Senate: no seats
- 1998 Chamber of DeputiesCzech legislative election, 1998Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 19 and 20 June 1998. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.-Results:...
: 1.1% – no seats - 1998 Senate: no seats
- 2000 Senate: no seats
- 2002 Chamber of DeputiesCzech legislative election, 2002Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.-Results:...
: 2.4% – no seats - 2002 Senate: no seats
- 2004 Senate: 1 seat (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...
) - 2004 European Parliament:European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Czech Republic was the election of MEP representing Czech Republic constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election....
3.2% – no seats - 2006 Chamber of DeputiesCzech legislative election, 2006Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006.The pre-election campaign was fierce and mostly negative. A major scandal broke out few days before the election. The two largest parties had profited from the divisive campaign – both had obtained the highest percentage...
: 6.3% – 6 seats (Martin BursíkMartin BursíkMartin Bursík is a Czech politician. Bursík has twice served as Minister of Environment and is also former chairman of the Green Party.- Early life and education :...
, Kateřina JacquesKaterina JacquesKateřina Jacques is a Czech Green Party politician. She was elected to the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in the June 2006 election, representing the Prague electoral district...
, Věra Jakubková, Ondřej LiškaOndrej LiškaOndřej Liška is a Czech politician. Liška served as Minister of Education under Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek in his second cabinet. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for South Moravia since the 2006 legislative election till May 2010. He is the chairman of the Green Party.- External...
, Přemysl Rabas and Olga Zubová) - 2006 Senate: no seats
- 2008 Senate: no seats
- 2009 European Parliament:European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic)The European Parliament election of 2009 in Czech Republic was the election of the delegation from Czech Republic to the European Parliament in 2009....
2,0% – no seats - 2010 Chamber of DeputiesCzech legislative election, 2010A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010. The election had been expected to take place some time before the end of 2009 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic...
: 2.4% – no seats - 2010 Senate: no seats
See also
- Green party
- Green politicsGreen politicsGreen politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy...
- List of environmental organizations
External links
- Profile of party – From European Greens website (in English)
- Official party website (in Czech)