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Freedom and Direct Democracy

Not to be confused with Social Democratic Party of Germany, also abbreviated as SPD.
Freedom and Direct Democracy
Svoboda a přímá demokracie
AbbreviationSPD
LeaderTomio Okamura
Deputy LeadersRadim Fiala
Ivan David
Radek Rozvoral
Radovan Vích
Founded5 May 2015 (2015-05-05)
Split fromDawn of Direct Democracy
HeadquartersRytířská 6, Prague[1]
NewspaperNa vlastní oči[2]
Youth wingMladí Espéďáci
Membership (2022)10,682[3]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party
European Parliament groupIdentity and Democracy
Colours  Blue
Chamber of Deputies
20 / 200
Senate
0 / 81
European Parliament
1 / 21
Regional councils
35 / 675
Governors of the regions
0 / 13
Local councils
492 / 62,300
Website
http://www.spd.cz/

Freedom and Direct Democracy (Czech: Svoboda a přímá demokracie, SPD) is a political party in the Czech Republic.[13] It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

It has been described as right-wing[14][15] or far-right[4][16][17][18][19] on the political spectrum,[20][21][22] and has also been described as a "parliamentary fascist party".[23][24] The party expresses opposition to immigration[9][25] and it is staunchly Eurosceptic,[12] while in their political program they state their support for direct democracy.[5]

At the end of 2022 the party had 10,682 members and is the fastest growing party in the country in terms of members.[3]

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  2. ^ "Tomio Okamura: První číslo nových novin SPD - Na vlastní oči". spd.cz (in Czech). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Brodníčková, Karolina (27 June 2023). "Nejvíc přibylo členů SPD, padá ODS". Novinky.cz.
  4. ^ a b c d "European Election Watch Czech Republic". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Czechia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  6. ^ "Volební zisky evropské krajní pravice jsou zatím vyšší než české". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Revoluce v Evropě? Něco se děje, podívejte se na Česko, píše se v Británii". EuroZprávy.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ^ Beran, Vojtěch (13 November 2016). "42 "vlasteneckých" a nacionalistických skupin v Česku". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Okamura registers new anti-immigrant party Freedom and Direct Democracy". Radio Prague. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Czech far-right leader Tomio Okamura urges citizens to walk pigs near mosques to defend country from Islam". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Balkan Insight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b Brack, Nathalie; Startin, Nicholas (2015). "Introduction: Euroscepticism, from the margins to the mainstream". International Political Science Review. 36 (3): 244. doi:10.1177/0192512115577231. ISSN 0192-5121. S2CID 145663358.
  13. ^ Fernando Casal Bertoa. "The Czech Republic finally has a new government: it has a prosecuted populist Prime Minister and is supported by the Communists". Who Governs Europe. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  14. ^ "Czech President Calls EU 'Cowards' on Yerushalayim". Hamodia. 10 December 2017.
  15. ^ "New Czech PM Babiš prepares to talk migration, reforms at EU summit". Euractiv. 7 December 2017.
  16. ^ Muller, Robert; Lopatka, Jan (21 October 2017). "Far-right scores surprise success in Czech election". Reuters. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  17. ^ Day, Matthew (19 October 2017). "Far-Right Czech election 'kingmaker' calls for referendum on EU membership 'just like Britain'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  18. ^ Simecka, Michal (20 October 2017). "Babiš' Czech Republic: too thin a gruel?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  19. ^ Zachová, Aneta (29 June 2023). "Czech far-right's attempt to block defence agreement with the US failed". Euractiv. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Czech far right sets 'Czexit' referendum law as price for post-vote talks". Reuters. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  21. ^ "What chance of a referendum on 'Czexit' after this weekend's election?". euronews.com. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  22. ^ Mortkowitz, Siegfried; Bauerova, Ladka (2 May 2019). "Czech Republic at heart of fight for Europe". Politico.eu. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  23. ^ https://www.respekt.cz/podcast/spd-lze-oznacit-za-parlamentni-fasisticke-hnuti-proc-soud-smetl-okamurovu-zalobu-na-respekt
  24. ^ https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czech-court-rules-it-is-proportionate-for-tomio-okamuras-freedom-and-direct-democracy-to-be-called-fascist-verdict-has-taken-effect
  25. ^ Velinger, Jan (23 October 2017). "Okamura tells daily Freedom and Direct Democracy Party wants to be part of coalition government". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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