Přísaha and Motorists (Czech: Přísaha a Motoristé, lit. 'Oath and Motorists') is a Czech electoral alliance founded between Přísaha and Motorists for Themselves, a Prague local party, for the 2024 European Parliament election.
Přísaha and Motorists Přísaha a Motoristé | |
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| Leader | Filip Turek |
| Founded | January 29, 2024 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Radical centre to Center-right |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (intention to join)[1] |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21
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| Website | |
| https://prisahaamotoriste.cz | |
History edit
Přísaha and the Motorists started cooperating after the 2022 Czech municipal elections. In that election, Přísaha won 51 local councillors nationwide, below their expectations.[2][3] In Pohořelice, the hometown of the Přísaha's leader Robert Šlachta, the party won 41.28% of the vote and 9 out of 21 seats. However, every other party in Pohořelice formed a unity coalition against Přísaha.[4]
Motorists for Themselves had expressed the intention to become part of the Prague governing coalition,[5] but failed to overcome the 5% electoral threshold and did not gain any seats in the Prague City Council.[6]
In autumn 2023, the two parties announced their intention to co-operate in the upcoming 2024 Czech Senate election,[7] and the Motorists said they would support Šlachta's candidacy for a seat in the Senate.[8]
Around the same time, Přísaha announced its intention to run in the European election, with the leader of its South Bohemian chapter as its probable lead candidate.[9] Meanwhile, Motorists were in negotiations with Svobodní about a joint list for the elections.[10] However, in January 2024, the two parties signed a memorandum and announced a coalition for the European elections.[11][12] The alliance announced a planned election budget of around six million CZK.[13]
Member parties edit
| Parties | Main ideology | Leader(s) | EP list composition | |
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| Přísaha | Populism | Robert Šlachta | 15 / 28
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| Motorists for Themselves | Motorists' interests | Petr Macinka | 13 / 28
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Electoral Results edit
2024 European Parliament Election edit
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Filip Turek | TBA | TBA | 0 / 21
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TBA |
2024 Senate Election edit
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Robert Šlachta | TBA | TBA | 0 / 27
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TBA |
References edit
- ^ "Přísaha chce v Bruselu do frakce EPP. Rozhovor s lídryní Šlachtovy kandidátky N. Bartůšek". České podcasty.
- ^ "Voliči vybrali nové zastupitele a zvolili tři senátory". Voliči vybrali nové zastupitele a zvolili tři senátory (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Zastupitelé dle navrhující strany". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachta ovládl volby v Pohořelicích. Přesto už vznikla koalice bez něj". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Václav Klaus mi řekl, ať to nepokazím, říká zakladatel nové strany Motoristé sobě". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachtovu Přísahu podpoří Motoristé sobě". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šéf Motoristů Macinka podpoří Roberta Šlachtu v senátní kampani". Motoristé sobě (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Křovák, Jan (2023-11-01). "Eurovolby 2024: "Pětikoalici" se postaví Dostálová, David s Majerovou a SOCDEM s malými stranami". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Svobodní (2023-11-11). "Svobodní jednali o kandidátce do EP, jednají se stranou Motoristé sobě". Svobodní (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Přísaha míří k evropským volbám s Motoristy, Šlachta má zálusk na křeslo v Senátu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachta bude kandidovat do Senátu. S Motoristy Přísaha míří k evropským volbám". CT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Dyntr, Josef; Tykalová, Tereza (2024-04-11). "Přísaha s Motoristy před eurovolbami zavítá do měst. Slibují si zisk dvou křesel". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.