TOP 09
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TOP 09
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| Leader | Miroslav Kalousek |
| Founded | 11 June 2009 |
| Split from | KDU–ČSL |
| Headquarters | Michnův palác, Újezd 450/40, 118 00 Prague 1 – Malá Strana |
| Youth wing | TOP Team |
| Membership (2017) | 2,800 |
| Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Purple |
| Slogan | By power of reason |
| Chamber of Deputies |
20 / 200
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| Senate |
1 / 81
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| European Parliament |
4 / 21
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| Regional councils |
19 / 675
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| Local councils |
868 / 62,300
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| Website | |
| www.top09.cz | |
TOP 09 (name derived from Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, meaning "Tradition Responsibility Prosperity") is a liberal-conservativepolitical party in the Czech Republic, led by the former Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek. TOP 09 holds 26 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and has four MEPs.
The party was founded on 11 June 2009 by Miroslav Kalousek who left the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party.Karel Schwarzenberg, who had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second Topolánek cabinet from January 2007 to March 2009, having been nominated by the Green Party for the post, and who had been elected to the Senate in 2004 as nominee of the Freedom Union – Democratic Union (US-DEU) and Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) parties, became the party's first leader.
In the 2010 parliament elections on 28–29 May 2010, TOP 09 received 16.7% of the vote and 41 seats, becoming the third largest party. The party joined the new coalition government, the Nečas cabinet, with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Public Affairs (VV).
In September 2010 TOP09 applied to join the European People's Party. Karel Schwarzenberg has already officially participated in two EPP summits (15 September and 16 December 2010). On 10 February 2011 TOP 09 has officially been granted permission to join the EPP.
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