Masaryk Democratic Party

Political party in the Czech Republic

The Masaryk Democratic Party (Czech: Masarykova demokratická strana, MDS) is a centrist political party in the Czech Republic, founded on 25 May 1992. The party follows the legacy of the first Czechoslovak President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and considers itself a successor and to the tradition of the historical Czech Realist Party.[1][2]

History

In the 2002 and 2006 municipal elections, the party co-operated with the Czech National Social Party and the Party for the Open Society. In the 2014 Czech Senate election, party leader Michal Chromec was a candidate in the Přerov district on the united list of the Czech Social Democratic Party, but failed to qualify for the second round.[3]

Leaders

  • Otomar Venzhöfer (2001–2012)
  • Michal Chromec (since 2012)

References

  1. ^ "Seznam politických stran a hnutí – Masarykova demokratická strana". aplikace.mvcr.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Představujeme kandidáty do EP: Masarykova demokratická strana". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). 9 June 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Připravujeme pro Vás postupně přehled nominovaných kandidátů pro volby do Senátu P ČR za ČSSD" (in Czech). Česká strana sociálně demokratická. 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.

External links

  • Masaryk Democratic Party – Facebook page
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Czech Republic Political parties in the Czech Republic
  • Bracketed numbers indicate numbers of seats in the respective chambers.
Chamber of Deputies
2021 (200 seats)
Senate
2022 (81 seats)
European Parliament
2019 (21 seats)
Regional Assemblies
2020 (675 seats)
Other parties
Sources
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Statistical Office