Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party
|
Czech Social Democratic Party
Česká strana sociálně demokratická |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Leader | Lubomír Zaorálek |
| Chairman | Milan Chovanec (acting) |
| Founder | Josef Bohuslav Pecka |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | Hybernská 7, Prague |
| Think tank | Masaryk Democratic Academy |
| Youth wing | Young Social Democrats |
| Women's wing | Social Democratic Women |
| Religious wing | Christian Social Platform |
| Membership (2017) | 20,349 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International, Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Orange |
| Slogan | Freedom, Justice, Solidarity |
| Chamber of Deputies |
49 / 200
|
| Senate |
25 / 81
|
| European Parliament |
4 / 21
|
| Regional councils |
125 / 675
|
| Local councils |
3,806 / 62,300
|
| Website | |
| www |
|
The Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech: Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD) is a social-democraticpolitical party in the Czech Republic. It holds 50 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, making it the largest party. ČSSD leads the governing Cabinet of the Czech Republic since 2013.
The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria (Czech: Sociálně Demokratická strana Českoslovanská v Rakousku) was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament. Its role in the political life of the empire was one of the factors that lead to the creation of independent Czechoslovak Republic. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, the party became one of the leading parties of the first Czechoslovak Republic. Its membership became split over whether to join the Comintern, which in 1921 resulted in fracturing of the party, with large part of its memberhip forming Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
During the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, the party was officially abolished, but its members organised resistance movements illegally within the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and abroad. After the re-establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1945, the party returned to its pre-existing structure and became a member of the National Front. In 1948, after the Communist Party assumed the parliamentary majority, the Czech Social Democratic Party was incorporated into Communist Party. Under the reformist environment in 1968, there were talks about allowing the recreation of a Social Democratic party, but Soviet intervention put an end to such ideas. It was only after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, when the party was recreated. Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, ČSSD has been one of the major political parties in the Czech Republic, always being one of the two parties with largest number of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
...
Wikipedia