Freedom Union–Democratic Union

Infobox_Czech_Political_Party
party_name = Freedom Union–Democratic Union
party_name_czech = Unie svobody–Demokratická unie
colour_html = #C7E1B6
party_
leader = Jan Černý
foundation = 1998
ideology = Liberal conservatism, Classical liberalism Liberalism (2002-2005), Libertarianism (2006)
fiscal: Market liberalism,
Social: Liberalism
Ultra-liberal to anarchist (2006)
international = none
european = none
colours = dark green
headquarters = Kozí 916/5, Prague
website = [http://www.unie.cz/ www.unie.cz]
The Freedom Union–Democratic Union (Czech: "Unie Svobody–Demokratická unie", US–DEU) is a small, pro-european free market liberal party in the Czech Republic. As of 2006, it doesn't have any seats in the Czech Chamber of Deputies and have 3 senators in "Open Democracy" Caucus in the Senate.

The party was founded in 1998, as a split from the Civic Democratic Party. From 2002 till 2006, it was part of the Czech government, forming a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and the Czech Social Democratic Party. As a part of government party started to lose members and voters. It suffered defeat in 2004 regional councils and European Parliament elections. In the 2006 legislative election it lost its all seats in the Chamber of Deputies, which led to the resignation of its leader, Pavel Němec. Current leader, Jan Černý, was elected on June 3, 2007.

Election results

*1998 Chamber of Deputies: 8,6 % - 19 seats
*1998 Senate: 1 seat
*2000 Senate: 8 seats
*2002 Chamber of Deputies: 9 seats (in coalition with KDU–ČSL 14,3 %)
*2002 Senate: 1 seat
*2004 Senate: 1 seat
*2004 European Parliament: no seats (as part of Union of liberal democrats 1,7 %)
*2006 Chamber of Deputies: 0,3% - no seats
*2006 Senate: no seat

ee also

*List of liberal parties
*Liberalism in the Czech lands
*Elections in the Czech Republic

External links

* [http://www.unie.cz/ Freedom Union–Democratic Union] official site