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Union Of Independents (Czech Republic)
The SNK European Democrats () is a political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková. The party was created in January 2006 by the merger of two Czech non-parliamentary political parties – SNK Union of Independents (), led by the former Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec, and the European Democrats (), led by Jan Kasl, the former Mayor of Prague. European Democrats The European Democrats were founded by Kasl, who resigned from his post as Mayor of Prague in protest at the policies of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Prague's municipal government. In the 2002 Prague municipal election, the ED won 15 seats, finishing in second place and becoming the main opposition party. In the 2004 Czech regional elections, the party won three seats running by itself in the Karlovy Vary Region, two in coalition with STAN in the Zlín Region, and one on a joint list with SNK in the Central Bohemian Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
The Civic Democratic Party (, ODS) is a Conservatism, conservative and Economic liberalism, economically liberal List of political parties in the Czech Republic, political party in the Czech Republic. The party sits between centre-right and right-wing on the political spectrum, and holds 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies, and is the second strongest party by number of seats following the 2021 Czech legislative election, 2021 election. It is the only political party in the Czech Republic that has maintained an uninterrupted representation in the Chamber of Deputies. Founded in 1991 as the pro–free market wing of the Civic Forum by Václav Klaus and modeled on the Conservative Party (UK), British Conservative Party, the ODS won the 1992 Czech legislative election, 1992 legislative election, and has remained in government for most of the Czech Republic's independence. In every legislative election (except for 2013 Czech legislative elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Zatloukal
Tomáš Zatloukal (born 3 August 1969, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech educator, politician, and former Member of the European Parliament with the Union of Independents, part of the European People's Party and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education. He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. Education * 1992: Master's degree Career * 1993-1998: Teacher * since 1998: Secondary school headmaster * 2002: Member of Napajedla Town Council and member of Napajedla Town Board See also 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic The 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic was the election of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing the Czech Republic for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states from among those already sitting in their own national parliaments. Since 1979, however, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage every five years. Each Member state of the European Union, member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this has changed over time – but the system chosen must be a form of proportional representation. Some member states elect their MEPs to represent a single national constituency; other states apportion seats to sub-national regions for election. There may also be non-voting observers when a Enlargement of the European Union, new country is seeking membershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 European Parliament Election In The Czech Republic
The 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic was the election of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing the Czech Republic for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. These were the first European elections after the country's EU accession and hence the first to be held in the Czech Republic. They took place on 11 and 12 June 2004. On a very low turnout, the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, losing ground to both the conservative Civic Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. The debacle of his party was one of the reasons for the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. Electoral System and Voter Eligibility Electoral System Details The elections were conducted under the closed-list proportional representation system (CLPR), with the country being elected as a single constituency, with voters voting for one party or coali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Czech Senate Election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second. The results saw the Civic Democratic Party emerge as the most successful party, winning nine seats. Independent candidates were also successful, winning eight seats. The parties of the former Four-Coalition were heavily defeated. Electoral system One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system. Background Czech Social Democratic Party held 11 Seats in the elected part of Senate. Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party held second highest number of seats - 6. Both parties were part of governing coalition. Opposition Civic Democratic Party held only 5 Seats. Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá rivers. Karlovy Vary is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city in the 14th century. The site of numerous hot springs, the city grew into a spa resort in the 19th century and was a popular destination for the European aristocracy and other luminaries. Karlovy Vary's rapid growth was brought to an end by the outbreak of World War I. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Karlovy Vary once again became a major tourist destination. Karlovy Vary is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. In 2021, the city became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th through 20th centuries. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Czech Senate Election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% in the second.Nohlen & Stöver, p472 Results References {{Czech elections Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ... Senate Senate elections in the Czech Republic Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the region. However, the city is List of capitals outside of the territories they serve, not part of it but is a region of its own. The Central Bohemian Region is in the centre of Bohemia. In terms of area, it is the largest region in the Czech Republic, with 11,014 km2, almost 14% of the total area of the country. It surrounds the country's capital, Prague, and borders Liberec Region (in the north), Hradec Králové Region (northeast), Pardubice Region (east), Vysočina Region (southeast), South Bohemian Region (south), Plzeň Region (west) and Ústí nad Labem Region (northwest). Geography With an area of 11,014 km2, the Central Bohemian Region is the largest region of the Czech Republic, occupying 14% of its total area. The region has re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlín Region
Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, where the borders with Slovakia (Trenčín and Žilina Regions) are formed by its eastern edge. It borders the South Moravian Region in the southwest, the Olomouc Region in the northwest and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north. Culturally, the region is composed of parts of three traditional Moravian regions: Haná, the Moravian Slovakia and the Moravian Wallachia, as the city of Zlín lies roughly at their tripoint. Administrative divisions The Zlín Region is divided into 4 districts: The Zlín Region was established on 1 January 2000 on the basis of the constitutional act No. 347 from 3 December 1997 on foundation of higher self-governing units. It was formed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors And Independents
The Mayors and Independents (, STAN) is a liberal political party in the Czech Republic, focused on localism, regionalism and subsidiarity. It holds 33 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the third strongest party by number of seats following the 2021 election. In the Czech Senate, the STAN group has 19 members. The party grew out of four minor parties, including the Independent Mayors for the Region, and the liberal-conservative SNK European Democrats. Until 2016, the party cooperated with another liberal-conservative party, TOP 09. STAN contested the 2021 Czech parliamentary election as part of the coalition Pirates and Mayors with the Czech Pirate Party. History STAN grew out of the Independent Mayors for the Region (''Nezávislí starostové pro kraj''; NSK), founded in 2004. In 2009, led by its first leader Petr Gazdík and deputy leader Stanislav Polčák, STAN started co-operating with the liberal-conservative TOP 09 at all levels, with Gazdík leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
