Civic Democratic Alliance
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Civic Democratic Alliance
Občanská demokratická aliance |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Headquarters |
U Společenské zahrady 6 140 00 Prague 4 |
| Youth wing | Conservative Club of Young |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
| Colours | Blue |
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| http://www.oda.cz/ | |
U Společenské zahrady 6
The Civic Democratic Alliance (Czech: Občanská demokratická aliance, ODA) was a small liberal centre-right political party in the Czech Republic, functional between years 1989 (founded shortly after the Velvet revolution) and 2007. The ODA was part of government coalitions until 1997 and participated in transformation of Czech economy. The paerty was supported by president Václav Havel who voted for it in 1992 and 1996 election.
ODA was established in 1989 by a group of intellectuals as a conservative-liberal party, based on ideas often expressed in The Salisbury Review. The other motive was personal antipathy to Václav Klaus and his party ODS.
In Czech legislative election, 1992, ODA obtained over 300,000 votes (5,93 per cent of all votes) and gained 14 seats in Czech National Council. It became part of right-wing coalition (First government of Václav Klaus) together with Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and Christian Democratic Party.
In Czech legislative election, 1996, ODA obtained even 6,36 per cent of votes and again formed coalition with Civic Democratic Party and Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Second government of Václav Klaus). However, this government didn't manage to form majority in the Chamber of Deputies and so was depending on toleration of centre-left Czech Social Democratic Party (government disposed of 99 deputies out of 200, social democrats of 61 deputies and non-system parties of 40 deputies). Following financial scandals of Civic Democratic Party, the coalition fell apart. Both Civic Democratic Alliance and KDU-ČSL participated in caretaker government of Josef Tošovský.
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