Czech Progressive Party Česká strana pokroková | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Přemysl Šámal |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Dissolved | 1918 |
| Merged into | Czech Constitutional Democracy |
| Headquarters | Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Newspaper | Čas |
| Youth wing | Slavie |
| Ideology | Progressivism Popular sovereignty Home rule |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Blue |
The Czech Realist Party officially Czech Progressive Party founded as Czech People's Party (also known as "Realists") was founded in 1900 by Tomáš Masaryk, Karel Kramář and Josef Kaizl. It attempted to reform the Czech Government and establish a democracy in response to the Hilsner affair. Following the Hilsner affair, Masaryk became a key point of controversy and ultimately he felt that he needed to break from the Young Czechs and the Old Czechs. This led to the creation of the Czech Realist Party.