Czechoslovak National Democracy
The Czechoslovak National Democracy (Czech: Československá národní demokracie), called also Czechoslovak National Democratic Party (Czech: Československá strana národně demokratická), was a First Republic right-wing political party in Czechoslovakia.
Czechoslovak National Democracy Československá národní demokracie | |
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| Abbreviation | ČsND |
| President | Dr. Karel Kramář |
| Founded | 25 March 1919 |
| Dissolved | 27 October 1934 |
| Merger of | Young Czechs, State's Right Progressives, Moravian Progressive Party, Moravian-Silesian People's Party Czech Constitutionalist Progressive Party Czech Realist Party |
| Merged into | National Unification |
| Headquarters | Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
| Newspaper | The National Newspaper |
| Youth wing | Young Generation |
| Ideology | National liberalism[1][2] National conservatism[2] Czechoslovak nationalism[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Dark blue |
History
editThe party was established in 1918 by a merger of the Free-minded National Party ("Young Czechs") and several smaller parties such as the State's Rights Progressives, Moravian Progressive Party, and the Moravian-Silesian People's Party. It was initially known as the Czech Constitutional Democratic Party.[3] It formed the first provisional government led by Karel Kramář, and the following year it was renamed the National Democracy.[3]
In 1935 the party merged with the National League and the National Front to form the National Unification.[3]
Electoral results
edit| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 387,552 (#6) | 6.25 | 19 / 281
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– | Karel Kramář |
| 1925 | 284,628 (#12) | 4.1 | 13 / 300
|
 6
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1929 | 359,547 (#9) | 4.9 | 15 / 300
|
 2
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1935 | 458,351 (#8) | 5.6 | 17 / 300
|
2
|
Karel Kramář |
| Senate | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 354,561 (#6) | 6.78 | 10 / 142
|
– | Karel Kramář |
| 1925 | 256,360 (#11) | 4.2 | 7 / 150
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3
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1929 | 325,023 (#9) | 5.0 | 8 / 150
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1
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1935 | 410,095 (#8) | 5.6 | 9 / 150
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1
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Karel Kramář |
See also
edit- Národní sdružení odborových organizací - the labour wing of the party
- Category:Czechoslovak National Democracy politicians
References
edit- ^ Suppan, Arnold (2004). Catholic People's Parties in East Central Europe: The Bohemian Lands and Slovakia. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 179.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Hloušek, Vít; Kopeček, Lubomír (2010). Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared. Farnham, Surrey and Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 165.
- ^ a b c Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p145 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
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