Svobodní
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Svobodní Strana svobodných občanů | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Petr Mach |
| Founded | 14 February 2009 |
| Headquarters | Perucká 2196/14 120 00 Prague 2 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Economic liberalism Libertarianism Euroscepticism |
| International affiliation | Interlibertarians |
| Colours | Green and White |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Party of Free Citizens or the Free Citizens' Party[1] (Czech: Strana svobodných občanů, Svobodní) is a libertarian eurosceptic political party in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2009 by Petr Mach, an external economic advisor of Czech president Václav Klaus.
It ran in the 2009 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic; among its goals were the failure of the Treaty of Lisbon and forcing a referendum on introduction of the euro in the Czech Republic. It was in talks with Declan Ganley to be part of his EU-wide Libertas movement, but the talks failed.[2] Its logo is a ram on a green field.[3][4]
Ideology
The party can be described as libertarian with opposition to high government involvement in the economy[5][6] and personal lives[7], and centralization of political power. Its members are advocates of the free market and often subscribe to the Austrian School of economic thought. They seek to lower tax rates and restrict state redistribution of wealth to a minimum,[8][6] and to limit the politicians' powers, e.g., by introducing a constitutional amendment disallowing an unbalanced budget.[8]
Corruption
The Free Citizens' Party also believes that downsizing the government would leave less space for corruption, a somewhat problematic issue of Czech politics.[7]
Election results
Chamber of Deputies
| Year | # of total votes | Vote % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38 897 | 0,74% | 0 |
European Parliament
| Year | # of total votes | Vote % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29 846 | 1,27% | 0 |
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.svobodni.cz/files/docs/eng-press-release.pdf
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0112/1231515550133.html
- ^ http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1231151636694
- ^ http://praguemonitor.com/2009/01/12/websites-new-partys-name-party-free-citizens
- ^ Zjednodušení práce at svobodni.cz
- ^ a b Svobodní chtějí rušit daně at svobodni.cz
- ^ a b Významná redukce byrokracie at svobodni.cz
- ^ a b Státní zadlužování musí skončit at svobodni.cz
External links
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