Populars and Mayors
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Populars and Mayors
Lidovci a Starostové |
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| Leader | Pavel Bělobrádek |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Coalition Partners |
KDU–ČSL STAN |
| Website | |
| http://www.lidovcistarostove.cz/ | |
The Populars and Mayors (Czech: Lidovci a Starostové) is an alliance of Czech political parties, consisting of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and Mayors and Independents. Talks about a possible alliance of the two parties started in 2016. The alliance will participate in the 2017 legislative election, requiring 10% of votes to win any seats. Populars and Independents aims to become the "third power" of Czech politics.
The alliance was formed on 18 March 2017. Some leading members said that they believe they can win over 15% of votes. On 12 April 2017, KDU-ČSL leader Pavel Bělobrádek was announced as the alliance's candidate for Prime Minister. The logo and name of the alliance was announced on 15 May 2017.
The alliance presented its logo on 15 May 2017. It consists of a triangle formed of four stripes. The four stripes are intended to represent family, municipality, region and state. Petr Gazdík, leader of Mayors and Independents, stated that the triangle represents the idea that decision making should start in families and municipalities in a well-functioning society.
The logo became the target of jokes, with critics highlighting its similarity to the Adidas logo, the Stalin Memorial at Letná, the logo of financial Company OVB, and the symbol indicating a strong Wi-fi signal.
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