The Civic Movement (Czech: Občanské hnutí, OH) was a liberal political party based in the Czech Republic, which existed from 1991 to 1995. The party was established after the break-up of Civic Forum by the liberal wing of Civic Forum, while the conservative wing established the Civic Democratic Party.[2] Foreign Minister Jiří Dienstbier was elected leader of the Civic Movement. The party participated in the 1992 legislative election but failed to reach the required 5% threshold and was left without parliamentary representation.
Civic Movement Občanské hnutí | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Jiří Dienstbier |
| Founded | 27 April 1991 |
| Dissolved | December 1995 |
| Preceded by | Civic Forum |
| Merged into | Free Democrats – Liberal National Social Party |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[1] |
| European affiliation | ELDR (affiliate) |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
The party then renamed itself as the Free Democrats (Svobodní demokraté, SD),[3] modelled on the Free Democratic Party of Germany, as the party tried to position itself as a more clearcut liberal party.[4] The party joined the Liberal International and was admitted as an affiliate to the European Liberal Democrats and Reformists (ELDR) in 1994.[5]
In December 1995 the Free Democrats merged with the Liberal National Social Party (successor to the former bloc party Czechoslovak Socialist Party) and formed the Free Democrats – Liberal National Social Party (SD-LSNS), which was again, however, unsuccessful in the 1996 legislative election.[6][7] Some former members of OH established the Party for the Open Society in 1998.
Election results edit
Chamber of Deputies edit
| Year | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place | Notes | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ... | ... | 44 / 200
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1st | Split from Civic Forum in 1991 | Majority Government |
| 1992 | 297,406 | 4.6 | 0 / 200
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9th | extra-parliamentary | |
| 1996 | 124,165 | 2.05 | 0 / 200
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9th | as Free Democrats – Liberal National Social Party | extra-parliamentary |
References edit
- ^ "Občanské fórum (OF) provedlo zemi prvními lety demokracie | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Podle Klause se ODS mění v Občanské hnutí". ČT24. Česká televize. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Nekvapil, Václav; Kubáček, Jan (23 June 2011). Testy – Politologie a mezinárodní vztahy (in Czech). Fragment, Albatros Media a.s. ISBN 9788025315804. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Fawn, Rick; Hochman, Jiří (2010). "Free Democrats–Liberal National Social Party". Historical Dictionary of the Czech State (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Öhlén, Mats (August 2008). "The Eastward Expansion of the European Liberal Party Family: the Relation between the European Liberal Party Family and Liberal Parties in Central and Eastern Europe". XV Conference of the Nordic Political Science Association (NoPSA). Tromsø: 11, 13.
- ^ "POLITIKA: Dvacet let by bylo i Občanskému hnutí". Lidovky.cz. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "OF(F). Před čtvrtstoletím se rozpadlo Občanské fórum". ČT24. Česká televize. Retrieved 9 January 2017.