List of political parties in the Czech Republic

Political parties in the Czech Republic lists political parties in this country. The Czech Republic has a multi-party system. Usually only few parties (cca four) are successful in parliament elections.

The parties

This is a list of political parties in the Czech Republic. Only four parties have managed to so far keep in every Parliament since the Independence of Republic.

Parties in Chamber of deputies

*Civic Democratic Party (ODS – "Občanská demokratická strana") –
*Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD – "Česká strana sociálně demokratická") – major left-wing party
*Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM – "Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy") – an heir of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
*Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL – "Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová") – major conservative party
*Green Party (SZ – Strana Zelených) – centrist green party

Other significant parties

Parties with representation in one of the two chambers of parliament or the European parliament
*Freedom Union-Democratic Union (US-DEU - Unie Svobody - Demokratická unie) - small liberal party
*Liberal Reform Party (LIRA - Liberální reformní strana) - other liberal party
*SNK European Democrats (SNK ED - SNK Evropští demokraté)
* The Independents
* Independents Democrats (Vladimír Železný)

Other parties

Parties without parliamentary representation, incomplete list
*Czech crown (Monarchist party of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia) - (Koruna česká (Monarchistická strana Čech, Moravy a Slezska), KČ) - monarchists
*Czech National Social Party (Česká strana národně sociální, CSNS)
*Club of Committed Non-Party Members (Klub angažovaných nestraníků, KAN)
*General Civic Party (Všeobecná občanská strana, VOS)
*National Unity (Národní Sjednocení)
*Party for the Open Society (Strana pro otevřenou společnost, SOS)
*Party of Democratic Socialism (SDS - Strana Demokratického Socialismu)
*Roma Democratic Social Party (Romská Demokratická Sociální Strana)
*Vote for the City (Volba pro město, VPM)
* Common sense Party (Strana zdravého rozumu, SZR)
* Czech movement for national unity (České hnutí za národní jednotu, ČHNJ)
* Balbín's Poetical Party (Balbínovy poetické strany, BPS)
* Law and Justice (Právo a spravedlnost, PaS)
* Movement INDEPENDENTS (hnutí NEZÁVISLÍ, NEZ)
* the Czech Right-wing (Česká pravice, ČP)
* Helax - Ostrava is having fun (Helax – Ostrava se baví, HOB)
* Right-wing Bloc (Pravý Blok, PB)
* 4 VISIONS (4 VIZE, 4 VIZE)
* Moravians (Moravané, M)
* Humane party (Humanistická strana, HS)
* Coalition for Czech Republic - Democratic union (see above), Support of Volunteers Movement, Club of Committed Non-party Members, Masaryk's Democratic Party, Independent Initiative, Work Party, Union of businessmen and entrepreneurs (Koalice pro Českou republiku, KpČR)
* National Party (Národní strana, NS)
* Folklor as well as Society (Folklor i Společnost, FIS)
* Equality of Prospects Party (Strana Rovnost šancí, SRS) - feminist party

ee also

*Index of political parties to browse parties by name
*List of political parties to browse parties by country
*List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
*Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
*Liberalism in the Czech lands

External links

* [http://www.mvcr.cz/rady/strany/index.html List of political parties registered by Ministry of Interior in Czech Republic (in Czech)]