Green Party (Czech Republic)
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Green Party Strana zelených | |
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| Abbreviation | Zelení |
| Leaders | Matěj Pomahač Gabriela Svárovská |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Nám. Winstona Churchilla 2, Prague |
| Youth wing | Young Greens (formerly) |
| Membership (2019) | 1,201 [1] |
| Ideology | Green politics[2] Social liberalism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Colours | Green |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional assemblies | 7 / 675 |
| Local assemblies | 323 / 61,900 |
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The Green Party (Czech: Strana zelených, lit. 'Party of Greens') is a green[2] political party in the Czech Republic.
History
[edit]The Green party was founded in 1990 following the return to liberal democracy in Czechia following the Velvet Revolution. However, the party remained on the political margins until Jaromír Štětina was able to capture a seat in the Senate (upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic) in 2004. It was during this time that the Greens campaigned on pacificism (rejecting the idea that any foreign military power should have military bases in the Czech Republic) and greater incorporation of grassroots democracy in the country.[4]
Under new leader Marin Bursík, the Greens adopted a more pragmatic approach to politics and in the subsequent 2006 legislative election the party received 6.3% of the vote and won six seats in the lower house – the Chamber of Deputies. This resulted in the party taking part in the governing coalition, together with the Civic Democrats (ODS) and KDU–ČSL from January 2007 to March 2009 (for more details see Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet). During their stint in government, the Greens promoted pro-European policies such as supporting the Lisbon Treaty. They also suggested that European based defence alliance could be an alternative option to Czech membership of NATO. However, following the installation of a new American radar system in the Czech Republic there were tensions within the party over foreign policy. The party was also a supporter of minority rights, immigrants rights and gender rights.[4]
The Green Party was unable to repeat its success in 2010 elections, losing all seats in both chambers.
In the party's 2022 leadership election the incumbent co-leaders, Magdalena Davis and Michal Berg, were elected for another term.[5]
In the party's 2024 November leadership election, Gabriela Svárovská and Matěj Pomahač, were elected.[6]
Election results
[edit]Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
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| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place | Government | |
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| 1990 | Jan Martin Ječmínek | 295,844 | 4.1 | 0 / 200
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7th | No seats | |
| 1992 | František Trnka | 421,988 | 6.52 | 3 / 200
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4th | Opposition | |
| Part of Liberal-Social Union, which won 16 seats in total | |||||||
| 1996 | did not participate | ||||||
| 1998 | Emil Zeman | 67,143 | 1.12 | 0 / 200
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9th | No seats | |
| 2002 | Miroslav Rokos | 112,929 | 2.36 | 0 / 200
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6th | No seats | |
| 2006 | Martin Bursík | 336,487 | 6.29 | 6 / 200
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5th | Coalition | |
| 2010 | Ondřej Liška | 127,831 | 2.44 | 0 / 200
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9th | No seats | |
| 2013 | Ondřej Liška | 159,025 | 3.19 | 0 / 200
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8th | No seats | |
| 2017 | Matěj Stropnický | 74,335 | 1.46 | 0 / 200
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11th | No seats | |
| 2021 | Michal Berg & Magdalena Davis |
53,334 | 0.99 | 0 / 200
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10th | No seats | |
Senate
[edit]- 1996 Senate: no seats
- 1998 Senate: no seats
- 2000 Senate: no seats
- 2002 Senate: no seats
- 2004 Senate: 1 seat (Jaromír Štětina)
- 2006 Senate: no seats
- 2008 Senate: no seats
- 2010 Senate: no seats
- 2012 Senate: 1 seat separately (Eliška Wagnerová) and 1 seat together with Pirates and Christian Democrats (Libor Michálek)
- 2014 Senate by-election: 1 seat (Ivana Cabrnochová) together with Social Democrats
- 2014 Senate: 2 seats
- 2016 Senate: 1 seat, 1 together with Christian Democrats (Petr Orel) and 1 together with Pirates and local Prague movement HPP11 (Ladislav Kos)
- 2018 Senate: 1 seat
- 2020 Senate: 1 seat
- 2022 Senate: 0 seats
- 2024 Senate: 1 seat, 1 together with TOP 09, ODS and Pirates (Břetislav Rychlík)
Presidential
[edit]| Indirect Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | Third round result | |||||||
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| Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | |||
| 2008 | Jan Švejnar | 128 | 49.10 | Runner-up | 141 | 47.19 | Runner-up | 111 | 44.05 | Lost | |
| Direct Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | |||||
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| Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | |||
| 2013 | Táňa Fischerová[7] | 166,211 | 3.23 | 7th | supported Karel Schwarzenberg | |||
European Parliament
[edit]| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
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| 2004 | Unclear | 73,932 | 3.16 (#7) | 0 / 21
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| 2009 | Jan Dusík | 48,621 | 2.06 (#9) | 0 / 21
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| 2014 | Ondřej Liška | 57,240 | 3.78 (#9) | 0 / 21
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| 2019[a] | Jiří Pospíšil | 276,220 | 11.65 (#4) | 0 / 21
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| 2024 | Johanna Nejedlová | 46,127 | 1.55 (#11) | 0 / 21
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Logos
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Until 2006 -
2006–2017 -
2017–2021 -
2021–2022 -
2022–2024 -
2024–present
See also
[edit]
- Green party
- Green politics
- List of environmental organizations
- Renewable energy in the Czech Republic
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Zelení - Pro členy". zeleni.cz. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2010). "Czech Republic". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Strana zelených". idnes.cz. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Green Party (Strana Zelených, SZ)". Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Strana zelených si na online sjezdu zvolila". Deník N (in Czech). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Zelené povedou spolu bývalá diplomatka Svárovská a zastupitel Prahy 16 Pomahač". ČeskéNoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Na Hrad nepatří Fischer, ale Fischerová, řekli zelení. Sbírají podpisy". iDNES.cz. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Profile of party – From European Greens website (in English)
- Official party website (in Czech)
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