SNK Union of Independents

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The SNK Union of Independents (Czech official title: SNK sdružení nezávislých), or SNK (from the earlier title Sdružení nezávislých kandidátu - Association of Independent Candidates), was a small (rather conservative and liberal) political party (registered as a movement - hnutí by the Czech legislative) in Czech Republic, led by Igor Petrov, the Mayor of the City of Třinec.

It was founded in 2000 in order to help various non-party affiliated town mayors to take part in regional assembly elections. Later it won two seats in the Senate elections in 2002.

In the 2004 European Parliament Election it stood on a joint ticket with the European Democrats which gained 11 % of the vote and elected three MEPs, two of whom are members of the SNK.

In February 2006 the non-parliamentary parties SNK and "European Democrats (ED)" merged. The unified party, led by former Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec, is called "SNK European Democrats (SNK ED)". The pro-european and liberal-conservative SNK-ED is represented by three deputies in the European Parliament.

[edit] Election results

2002 Chamber of Deputies: 2,78 % - no seat
2002 Senate: SNK - 2 seats
2004 Senate: SNK - 1 seat
2004 European Parliament: in coalition with ED - 11,02 % - 3 seats

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Political Parties in the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies (2006)	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)
Senate (2006)	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)
European Parliament (2004)	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)
(latest elections)	(seats; * for Senators from tiny electoral parties who are not their members) Source: Czech Statistical Office, Senate