Czech Social Democratic Party
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| Czech Social Democratic Party | |
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| Česká strana sociálně demokratická | |
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| Leader | Jiří Paroubek |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | Hybernská 7, Prague |
| Political ideology | Social democracy |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| European Parliament group | PES |
| Colour(s) | Red, Orange |
| Website | www.cssd.cz |
The Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech: Česká strana sociálně demokratická or ČSSD) is the Social Democratic political party in the Czech Republic.
After 1989, the party was unable to form the government until the one of 1998, under the leadership of Miloš Zeman.
The party won the elections of 2002 with 70 of 200 representatives in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. Its chairman Vladimír Špidla became the prime minister heading a coalition with two smaller parties, the Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and the Freedom Union-Democratic Union until his resignation in 2004.
The current chairman of the party is Jiří Paroubek . His predecessor was Stanislav Gross. Gross resigned after a scandal which arose due to his inability to explain the source of financial resources used to pay for his home. Gross's predecessor Vladimír Špidla was forced to resign in 2004 after the ČSSD lost in European Parliamentary elections.
In the June 2 and 3, 2006 elections, the party won 32.3% of the vote and 74 out of 200 seats. The election at first caused a stalemate since the right-wing parties and left-wing parties each had 100 seats. The stalemate was broken when two ČSSD deputies, Miloš Melčák and Michal Pohanka abstained during a vote of confidence, allowing a coalition of the Civic Democrats (ODS), the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL), and the Green Party (SZ) to form a government. Hence the ČSSD is now in opposition.
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[edit] History
[edit] Overview
Czech lands as part of Austria-Hungary:
- 1878–1893 The Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Party in Austria (Sociálně-demokratická strana českoslovanská v Rakousku) - part of Social Democratic Party of Austria
- 1894–1918 The Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party (Českoslovanská sociálně demokratická stranu dělnická) - independent party
- 1918–1938 The Czechoslovak Social Democratic Worker's Party (Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická) - merged with Slovak Social Democrats
- 1938–1941 The National Labor Party (Národní strana práce) - united left party of Social Democrats and part of Czech National Social Party
- 1945–1948 Czechoslovak Social Democracy (Československá sociální demokracie)
- 1948–1989 - merged with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, concurrenty existed as an exile party with its headquarters in London
- 1990–1993 Czechoslovak Social Democracy (Československá sociální demokracie)
Czech Republic:
- since 1993 Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická)
[edit] Election results
- 1920 National Assembly: 25.7% - 74 seats
- 1925 National Assembly: 8.9% - 29 seats
- 1929 National Assembly: 13% - 39 seats
- 1935 National Assembly: 12.6% - 38 seats
- 1946 National Assembly: 12.1% (15.6%) - 37 seats
[edit] Since 1990
- 1990 Czech National Council: 4.1% - no seat
- 1992 Czech National Council: 6.5% - 16 seats
- 1996 Chamber of Deputies: 26.4% - 61 seats
- 1996 Senate: 25 seats (whole Senate elected, only one third in next elections)
- 1998 Chamber of Deputies: 32.1% - 74 seats
- 1998 Senate: 3 seats
- 2000 Senate: 1 seat
- 2002 Chamber of Deputies: 30.2% - 70 seats
- 2002 Senate: 7 seats
- 2004 Senate: no seat
- 2004 European Parliament: 8.8% - 2 seats
- 2006 Chamber of Deputies: 32.3% - 74 seats
- 2006 Senate: 6 seats
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Czech Republic
- List of political parties in the Czech Republic
- Elections in the Czech Republic
[edit] Rererences
- ^ http://www.volbycr.cz/download/Dlouhodoby-program.pdf Dlouhodobý program
