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The Club of Committed Non-Party Members (in Czech Klub angažovaných nestraníků, KAN) is a tiny liberal party in the Czech Republic.
It was originally founded during the Prague Spring in 1968 by 144 leading Czechoslovak intellectuals and prominent social figures as an independent activist organisation in purpose to advocate a reform program. It committed itself to human rights and civil equality, political pluralism and the principles embodied in the UN Declaration on human rights. During its peak it claimed to have almost 15 000 members. The Soviet Army formally proscribed it officially in September 1968.
After the Velvet Revolutionof 1989 KAN was reorganised in 1990 as a party, but it hasn't gained wide support in the elections and isn't represented in the parliament.
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Chamber of Deputies (2006)
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Civic Democratic Party (81) | Czech Social Democratic Party (74) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (26) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (13) | Green Party (6)
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Senate
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Civic Democratic Party (41) | Czech Social Democratic Party (12) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (11) | Caucus of Open Democracy (8 – 1 from each of Civic Democratic Alliance, Green Party*, Freedom Union - Democratic Union*, Liberal Reform Party*, Party for the Open Society*, Path of Change*, Civic Democratic Alliance and an independent candidate) | Caucus SNK (7 – SNK European Democrats 3, Independents Movement 2*, Independent Majors for Region 1*, Movement of Independents for Harmonious Development of Municipalities and Towns 1) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (2)
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European Parliament (2004)
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Civic Democratic Party (9) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (6) | SNK Union of Independents (3) | Czech Social Democratic Party (2) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (2) | Independents Movement (2, now split to Independent Democrats and Politics 21)
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