Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants

Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants
Czech: Republikánská strana zemědělského a malorolnického lidu
Slovak: Republikánska strana zemedelského a maloroľníckeho ľudu
LeaderStanislav Kubr
Josef Žďárský
Antonín Švehla
Rudolf Beran
Founded6 January 1899 (1899-01-06)
Dissolved22 November 1938 (1938-11-22)
Merged intoParty of National Unity
HeadquartersPrague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
NewspaperVenkov
Think tankAssociation of
Agrarian Academics
Youth wingRepublican Youth of Czechoslovak Countryside
Membership (1936)670 000
IdeologyAgrarianism
Conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
International affiliationInternational Agrarian Bureau
Colours  Green
Cloverleaf – symbol of the party

The Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants (Czech: Republikánská strana zemědělského a malorolnického lidu, Slovak: Republikánska strana zemedelského a maloroľníckeho ľudu, RSZML) was a centre-right agrarian party of Czechoslovakia, seen as representing big business and agriculture. In the period up to 1935 it was the biggest and most influential political party in the country. Led by Antonín Švehla and Milan Hodža, the party influenced Czechoslovak politics between World War I and World War II. It participated in the Pětka coalition governments, and it was a member of the International Agrarian Bureau.