National Democracy (Czech Republic)
Political party in the Czech Republic
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National Democracy (Czech: Národní demokracie, short ND) is a national conservative and eurosceptic political party in the Czech Republic. The party was founded in 1994[citation needed] as "Law and Justice – Yes to traditional family, No to corruption and criminality" (Czech: Právo a Spravedlnost – ANO tradiční rodině, NE korupci a kriminalitě) or simply the "Law and Justice", inspired by Polish party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość.
National Democracy Národní demokracie | |
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| Abbreviation | ND |
| Chairman | Jan Sedláček |
| Deputy Leader | Miroslav Šafář |
| Founder | Jiří Matzner |
| Founded | March 2, 1994 |
| Headquarters | U tržnice 1979 272 01 Kladno |
| Youth wing | National Youth |
| Ideology | Czech nationalism Ultranationalism National conservatism[1] Hard Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Blue |
| Website | |
| narodnidemokracie.cz | |
On 11 January 2014, the party transformed into "No To Brussels – National Democracy", to bruit[clarification needed] continuity with first Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, Karel Kramář, and his Czechoslovak National Democracy.
For the 2019 European Parliament election the party announced a united list with the Party of Common Sense.
In April 2019 the party signed a cooperation agreement with the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.
Election results
Presidential
| Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | ||||
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| Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | ||
| 2018 | Petr Hannig | 29,228 | 0.56 | 8th place | |||
European Parliament
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[a] | Adam B. Bartoš | 18,715 | 0.78 (#12) | 0 / 21 |
New | − |
| 2024[b] | Hynek Blaško | 14,910 | 0.50 (#12) | 0 / 21 |
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- Run as part of the Alliance for the Independence of the Czech Republic.