Civic Conservative Party (Czech Republic)

Civic Conservative Party (Czech: Občanská konzervativní strana, OKS or O.K. strana) is a national conservative political party based in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2013 as a split from the Civic Democratic Party by Jiří Janeček.[4]

Civic Conservative Party

Občanská konzervativní strana
LeaderBarbora Štěpánková
FounderJiří Janeček
Founded2013
Split fromCivic Democratic Party
IdeologyNational conservatism[1]
Social conservativism
Klausism[2]
Euroscepticism
Anti-communism
Anti-immigration[3]
Anti-Islamism
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationMovement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom (2014-2016)
ColoursBlue
Local councils
1 / 62,178
Website
https://www.facebook.com/OKstrana1/

History

In February 2013, Jiří Janeček founded so-called Right faction within the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). It consisted of more than 300 members of the party. Janeček stated that the fraction aims to help the party from its problems.[5][6] Janeček's activity was criticised by many prominent members of ODS. Janeček left position of the Chairman of the Prague 11 organisation of ODS.[7]

In November 2017, Janeček announced that the faction leaves ODS and will become Civic Conservative Party. Janeček stated that ODS left ideas it was founded with. OKS had 2,000 supporters within ODS.[8][9]

OKS participated in 2014 european election. It launched campaign on 15 April 2014. The party was led by Pavel Černý.[10] The party failed to win any seats as it received only 0.22% of votes.

In 2014, OKS became one of the founding members of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom. Other members of the movement are French National Front and Freedom Party of Austria.[11][12]

Some media reported in 2016 that OKS will be merged with Patriots of the Czech Republic. The merger never happened.[13]

Ideology

The Party's program emphasizes "the creation of a stable economic environment, a balanced budget, low taxes, as well as a significant reduction in immigration and in particular Islamization."[14] The party is staunchly anti-communist with former members of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia not being allowed to join.

Leaders
  • Jiří Janeček (2013-2015)
  • Barbora Štěpánková (since 2016)

Footnotes
  1. "OK strana a Patrioti se sloučí do nové strany". Deník.cz (in Czech). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "O.K., všichni jste středoleví!". A2larm (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/ods-ne-ok-janecek-zalozil-novou-stranu-pravice/r~778223c451dd11e3a6f7002590604f2e/
  4. "ODS ne, O.K.? Janeček založil novou stranu pravice". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "Pravá frakce ODS má stovky lidí, zakladatel Janeček v Praze rezignoval". iDNES.cz. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "Exposlanec Janeček založil Pravou frakci ODS. Není proti vládě, říká". iDNES.cz. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ""Pravá frakce ODS" se utěšeně rozrůstá, tvrdí Janeček". Zprávy E15.cz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. "Janeček: Pravá frakce odchází z ODS a zakládá Občanskou konzervativní stranu". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. "Pravá frakce se definitivně odtrhne od ODS. Janeček zakládá konzervativní stranu O.K." Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. "Občanská konzervativní strana zahájila kampaň pro volby do Parlamentu EU". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. "Okamuro, ty lžeš! A poneseš následky za spolupráci s Adamem B. Bartošem, uvádí strana, která se pyšní smlouvou s Marine Le Penovou". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. FitzGibbon, John; Leruth, Benjamin; Startin, Nick (2016). Euroscepticism as a Transnational and Pan-European Phenomenon: The Emergence of a New Sphere of Opposition. Taylor & Francis. p. 39. ISBN 9781317422518. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. "OKS se s žádným jiným politickým subjektem nesloučila. V politické aktivitě pokračuje". www.ok-strana.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/ods-ne-ok-janecek-zalozil-novou-stranu-pravice/r~778223c451dd11e3a6f7002590604f2e/
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