Freedom and Direct Democracy Svoboda a přímá demokracie | |
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| Abbreviation | SPD |
| Leader | Tomio Okamura |
| Deputy Leaders | Radim Fiala Ivan David Radek Rozvoral Radovan Vích |
| Founded | 5 May 2015 |
| Split from | Dawn of Direct Democracy |
| Headquarters | Rytířská 6, Prague[1] |
| Newspaper | Na vlastní oči[2] |
| Youth wing | Mladí Espéďáci |
| Membership (2022) | 10,682[3] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| European affiliation | Europe of Sovereign Nations Party (since 2024) ID Party (2015–2024) |
| European Parliament group | Europe of Sovereign Nations (since 2024) ID (2019–2024)[22] |
| Colours | Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 20 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 35 / 675 |
| Governors of the regions | 0 / 13 |
| Local councils | 492 / 62,300 |
| Website | |
| http://www.spd.cz/ | |
Freedom and Direct Democracy (Czech: Svoboda a přímá demokracie, SPD) is a political party in the Czech Republic.[23] It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
The party has been described as right-wing[24] or far-right[29] on the political spectrum.[30] It has also been described as espousing right-wing populism[31] and has expressed opposition to immigration[11][12] and is staunchly Eurosceptic,[4][14] while in their political program they state their support for direct democracy.[5]
At the end of 2022, the party had 10,682 members and was the fastest growing party in the country in terms of members.[3]
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- ^ Beran, Vojtěch (13 November 2016). "42 "vlasteneckých" a nacionalistických skupin v Česku". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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- ^ a b "Okamura registers new anti-immigrant party Freedom and Direct Democracy". Radio Prague. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ a b Velinger, Jan (23 October 2017). "Okamura tells daily Freedom and Direct Democracy Party wants to be part of coalition government". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ [11][12]
- ^ a b Brack, Nathalie; Startin, Nicholas (2015). "Introduction: Euroscepticism, from the margins to the mainstream". International Political Science Review. 36 (3): 244. doi:10.1177/0192512115577231. ISSN 0192-5121. S2CID 145663358.
- ^ [4][14]
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- ^ "Czechia sends representatives of populist ANO, neo-fascist SPD and Communists to European Parliament". bne Intellinews. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Benakis, Theodoros (2024-06-10). "Discover the far-right parties in the new European Parliament". European Interest. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "Czech politicians will ban covering your face in public. Even the controversial Czech PM Babiš supports the measure". Britské listy. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "Ignorance Breeds Contempt: Czech Holocaust Denial, the Pig Farm, and the Romani Genocide". Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ [16][17][18][19][20]
- ^ "SPD bude součástí nové frakce suverénních národů" [SPD will be a part of the new sovereign nations grouping]. Echo24. 1 July 2024.
- ^ Fernando Casal Bertoa. "The Czech Republic finally has a new government: it has a prosecuted populist Prime Minister and is supported by the Communists". Who Governs Europe. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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- "Czech President Calls EU 'Cowards' on Yerushalayim". Hamodia. 10 December 2017.
- "New Czech PM Babiš prepares to talk migration, reforms at EU summit". Euractiv. 7 December 2017.
- ^ Muller, Robert; Lopatka, Jan (21 October 2017). "Far-right scores surprise success in Czech election". Reuters. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Day, Matthew (19 October 2017). "Far-Right Czech election 'kingmaker' calls for referendum on EU membership 'just like Britain'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Simecka, Michal (20 October 2017). "Babiš' Czech Republic: too thin a gruel?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Zachová, Aneta (29 June 2023). "Czech far-right's attempt to block defence agreement with the US failed". Euractiv. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ [4][25][26][27][28]
- ^
- "Czech far right sets 'Czexit' referendum law as price for post-vote talks". Reuters. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- "What chance of a referendum on 'Czexit' after this weekend's election?". euronews.com. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- Mortkowitz, Siegfried; Bauerova, Ladka (2 May 2019). "Czech Republic at heart of fight for Europe". Politico.eu. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ [4][5][6]