Social Democracy (Czech Republic)
Social Democracy Sociální demokracie | |
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| Abbreviation | SOCDEM |
| Leader | Jana Maláčová |
| Deputy Leaders | Lubomír Zaorálek Jiří Oliva Jiří Nedvěd Radek Scherfer |
| Founders | Josef Boleslav Pecka Ladislav Zápotocký |
| Founded | 7 April 1878 |
| Headquarters | Lidový dům, Hybernská 1033/7, Prague 1[1] |
| Think tank | Masaryk Democratic Academy |
| Youth wing | Young Social Democrats |
| Women's wing | Social Democratic Women |
| Religious wing | Christian Social Platform |
| Membership (2025) | 3,090 |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] Left-wing populism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| National affiliation | National Front (1945–1948) Stačilo! (since 2025) |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Pastel red |
| Slogan | Lidskost místo sobectví ('Humanity Instead of Selfishness') |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 12 / 685 |
| Governors of the regions | 0 / 13 |
| Local councils | 799 / 61,780 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| socdem.cz | |
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Social Democracy (Czech: Sociální demokracie, SOCDEM), known as the Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech: Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD) until 10 June 2023, is a social democratic[4][5][6] political party in the Czech Republic.[7] Sitting on the centre-left of the political spectrum,[4][8] it is a member of the Party of European Socialists, the Socialist International, and the Progressive Alliance.[7] Masaryk Democratic Academy is the party-affiliated's think tank.[9]
The ČSSD was a junior coalition party within Andrej Babiš' Second Cabinet's minority government from June 2018, and was a senior coalition party from 1998 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017. It held 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic following the 2017 Czech legislative election in which the party lost 35 seats.[7] From 2018 to 2021, the party was led by Jan Hamáček, who has since been replaced by Michal Šmarda as leader after the 2021 Czech legislative election, in which the party lost all of its seats after falling below 5%.[10]
- ^ "Kontakty - Sociální demokracie". Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b Haškovcová, Rozárie (2025). Green Agenda: Analysis of Political Discourse Influencing Public Support in Czech Society (PDF) (Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations thesis). Charles University. p. 21.
SOCDEM is a center-left, social democratic party.
- ^ Pehe, Jiří (11 October 2024). "Jana Maláčová a past dějin české sociální demokracie". Deník Referendum (in Czech). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b "European Election Watch Czech Republic". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Paul G. Lewis (2000). Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-415-20182-7.
- ^ Dimitri Almeida (2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0.
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (October 2021). "Czechia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Czech centre-left party approves joining coalition, new government close". Reuters. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Masarykova demokratická akademie". ČSSD. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Končím, prohlásil Hamáček po propadu ČSSD ve volbách". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.