List of political parties in the Czech Republic
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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.
– the Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD), the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), TOP 09, the Communist Party
(KSČM), and Public Affairs
(VV), and SNK European Democrats
(SNK ED). All except VV have seats in the Senate
, as do the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and Severočeši.cz
(S.cz).
Three parties – ČSSD, ODS, and KSČM – have managed to elect members to every Parliament since the Czech Republic's independence. The other two were first elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the 2010 election
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Parliamentary parties
There are currently six parties in the Chamber of DeputiesChamber 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....
– the Social Democratic Party
Czech Social Democratic Party
The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament...
(ČSSD), the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), TOP 09, the Communist Party
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament...
(KSČM), and Public Affairs
Public Affairs (political party)
Public Affairs , abbreviated to VV, is a conservative liberal political party in the Czech Republic. Led by anti-establishment investigative journalist and writer Radek John, its main platform is transparency and opposing political corruption. It has 24 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Besides...
(VV), and SNK European Democrats
SNK European Democrats
The 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...
(SNK ED). All except VV have seats 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...
, as do the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and Severočeši.cz
Severočeši.cz
Severočeši.cz is a regionalist political party in the Czech Republic. It operates in the Ústí nad Labem Region of northern Bohemia,The party won two seats in the Senate in the 2010 election: Jaroslav Doubrava in Ústí nad Labem and Alena Dernerová in Most....
(S.cz).
Three parties – ČSSD, ODS, and KSČM – have managed to elect members to every Parliament since the Czech Republic's independence. The other two were first elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the 2010 election
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...
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| Chamber 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.... |
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... |
Regions Regions of the Czech Republic According to Czech Law no. 129/2000 , which replaced paragraph 1/1993 of the Czech Constitution on Vyšší územně správních celcích , the Czech Republic has consisted of thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status since 1 January 2000... |
Europe European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... |
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| Czech Social Democratic Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
ČSSD | 56 | 41 | 280 | 7 | Major left-wing (social democratic) party. Its chairman was former Czech Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek Jirí Paroubek Jiří Paroubek is a Czech politician, who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 25 April 2005 to 16 August 2006. He was also Chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party , but resigned from his position immediately after the result of the 2010 Legislative Election was announced... until he resigned in 2010. |
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| Civic Democratic Party | ODS | 53 | 25 | 180 | 9 | Liberal conservative Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different... , soft eurosceptic party created by the current Czech President Václav Klaus Václav Klaus Václav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of... . Its chairman is Petr Nečas Petr Necas Petr Nečas is the current Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Leader of the Civic Democratic Party. He was sworn into office on 28 June 2010.... . The party is part of Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists The Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to AECR, is a centre-right anti-federalist European political party defending broader conservative and classical liberal principles. It consists of twelve parties in nine EU member states and Iceland... . |
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| TOP 09 with the support of Mayors and Independents | TOP09 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 0 | Coalition of fiscally conservative Fiscal conservatism Fiscal conservatism is a political term used to describe a fiscal policy that advocates avoiding deficit spending. Fiscal conservatives often consider reduction of overall government spending and national debt as well as ensuring balanced budget of paramount importance... Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 and several local independent movements. Primary agenda of TOP 09 is cutting budget deficit. Leader of TOP 09 is Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg , 7... . |
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| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament... |
KSČM | 26 | 2 | 114 | 4 | Far-left party, heir of the former ruling Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992.... . It's usually considered as an anti-system party. It has so far never been part of any government coalition since the advent of democracy to the Czech Republic 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.... . |
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| Public Affairs Public Affairs (political party) Public Affairs , abbreviated to VV, is a conservative liberal political party in the Czech Republic. Led by anti-establishment investigative journalist and writer Radek John, its main platform is transparency and opposing political corruption. It has 24 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Besides... |
VV | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anti-corruption Anti-Corruption Anti-Corruption is a 1975 Hong Kong film directed by Ng See Yuen and released under the Eternal Film banner.-External links:* Anti-Corruption at... , conservative liberal Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.... political party. Public Affairs are quite controversial and are often alleged of populism Populism Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social... . |
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| SNK European Democrats SNK European Democrats The 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... |
SNK ED | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anti-corruption Anti-Corruption Anti-Corruption is a 1975 Hong Kong film directed by Ng See Yuen and released under the Eternal Film banner.-External links:* Anti-Corruption at... , conservative liberal Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.... political party. |
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| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party | KDU-ČSL | 0 | 5 | 56 | 2 | Medium sized Conservative and christian democratic party. Traditionally strong in South Moravia. KDU-ČSL left chamber of deputies after legislative election of 2010 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... , after 91 years of continuous presence. |
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| Severočeši.cz Severočeši.cz Severočeši.cz is a regionalist political party in the Czech Republic. It operates in the Ústí nad Labem Region of northern Bohemia,The party won two seats in the Senate in the 2010 election: Jaroslav Doubrava in Ústí nad Labem and Alena Dernerová in Most.... |
S.cz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Cross-spectrum regional party from northern Bohemia. |
Non-parliamentary parties
- Coalition for Republic - Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (Sdružení pro republiku - Republikánská strana Československa)
- Czech National Social PartyCzech National Social PartyCzech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic...
(Česká strana národně sociální) - Czech Pirate PartyCzech Pirate PartyThe Czech Pirate Party is a political party in the Czech Republic, based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It registered at Czech Interior Ministry on June 17, 2009. During the first two days after launching their website in April, 1,800 people signed online petition for party...
(Česká pirátská strana) - Democratic Party of Greens (Demokratická strana zelených)
- European Democratic PartyEuropean Democratic Party (Czech Republic)The European Democratic Party is a Czech liberal conservative political party founded in November 2008.-Formation:EDS was registered with the Czech Ministry of the Interior in the week prior to 27 November 2008...
(Evropská demokratická strana) - 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...
(Strana zelených) - 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:...
(Liberální reformní strana) - MoravanéMoravanéMoravané is a small non-parliamentary political party in Moravia in the Czech Republic.-History:It arose in 2005 by the coalescence of older two regional parties: Hnutí samosprávné Moravy a Slezska – Moravské národní sjednocení and Moravská demokratická strana Moravané ("Moravians") is a small...
- National Party (Czech Republic)
- 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....
(Strana pro otevřenou společnost) - Party of Civic Rights – ZemanovciParty of Civic Rights – ZemanovciThe Party of Civic Rights – Zemanovci is a social democratic political party in the Czech Republic founded in October 2009 by Miloš Zeman, a former prime minister and the former leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party....
(Strana Práv Občanů ZEMANOVCI) - Party of Democratic SocialismParty of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)The Party of Democratic Socialism is a democratic socialist political party in the Czech Republic. It is a founding member party of the Party of the European Left....
(Strana demokratického socialismu) - Party of Free CitizensParty of Free CitizensThe Party of Free Citizens or is a eurosceptical political party in the Czech Republic founded in 2009 by Petr Mach, an external economic advisor of Czech president Václav Klaus....
(Strana svobodných občanů) - Right Bloc (Volte Pravý Blok)
- Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková BlocSovereignty – Jana Bobošíková BlocSovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc is an electoral alliance in the Czech Republic between the Party of Common Sense and Politika 21. It takes its name from the conservative and Eurosceptic former MEP Jana Bobošíková....
(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 ForumCivic ForumThe Civic Forum was a political movement in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, established during the Velvet Revolution in 1989...
(Občanské fórum) - 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:...
(Občanská demokratická aliance) - Communist Party of CzechoslovakiaCommunist Party of CzechoslovakiaThe Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
(Komunistická strana Československa) - Left Bloc (Levý blok)
- Liberal Social Union (Liberálně sociální unie)
- Movement for Autonomous Democracy - Party for Moravia and Silesia (Hnutí za samosprávnou demokracii - Společnost pro Moravu a Slezsko)