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Dawn - National Coalition

Dawn - National Coalition
Úsvit - Národní koalice
Leader Miroslav Lidinský
Founded 13 June 2013 (2013-06-13)
Headquarters Papírenská 6B, 160 00 Prague 6
Membership 273
Ideology Czech nationalism
Right-wing populism
Anti-immigration
Euroscepticism
Direct democracy
Political position Right-wing
Colours          Red and Blue
Former:      Green
Chamber of Deputies
7 / 200
Senate
0 / 81
European Parliament
0 / 22
Regional councils
0 / 675
Local councils
53 / 62,300
Website
http://www.usvitnarodnikoalice.cz/

Dawn - National Coalition (Czech: Úsvit - Národní koalice), short Dawn, formerly (from June 2014 to August 2015) Dawn of Direct Democracy (Czech: Úsvit přímé demokracie) or (from June 2013 to June 2014) Tomio Okamura's Dawn of Direct Democracy (Czech: Úsvit přímé demokracie Tomia Okamury), is a right-wing populist and eurosceptic political party in the Czech Republic.

The party was founded in May 2013 by Tomio Okamura, an independent senator attached to the Christian Democratic parliamentary group. Tomio Okamura's Dawn of Direct Democracy supported the implementation of direct democracy at all levels "as a solution to the corruption, nepotism, clientelism and kleptocracy," the use of referenda, the direct election of deputies, senators, mayors and regional governors, a presidential system and, consequently, a stronger separation of powers.

Founding members of Dawn of Direct Democracy included members of Public Affairs, a former member of the Civic Democratic Party, and a representative of Moravané.

In the parliamentary election of 2013 the party obtained 342,339 votes (6.88%) and gained 14 seats.

On 19 January 2015, Chief Whip Radim Fiala () was removed and replaced by Marek Černoch ().


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