Civic Conservative Party (Czech Republic)

Political party in the Czech Republic

Civic Conservative Party

Občanská konzervativní strana

Leader| none
Founder| Jiří Janeček
Founded| February 2013 (as a faction of ODS)
November 2017 (as a party)
Split from| Civic Democratic Party
Ideology| National conservatism[1]
Social conservativism
Klausism[2]
Euroscepticism
Anti-communism
Anti-immigration[3]
Anti-Islamism
Political position| Right-wing
European affiliation| Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom (2014–2016)
Colours| Indigo
Local councils|

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

## History[edit]

In February 2013, Jiří Janeček founded the so-called Right faction within the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), with more than 300 members of the party. Janeček stated that the faction aimed to help the party solve its problems.[5][6] Janeček's actions were criticised by many prominent members of ODS. Janeček resigned as Chairman of the Prague 11 organisation of ODS.[7]

In November 2017, Janeček announced that the faction would leave ODS and become the Civic Conservative Party, arguing that ODS had left behind the ideas it was founded upon. OKS had 2,000 supporters within ODS.[8][9]

OKS participated in the 2014 european election. It launched its campaign on 15 April 2014, led by Pavel Černý.[10] The party failed to win any seats, receiving 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 included the French National Front and the Freedom Party of Austria.[11][12]

Some media reported in 2016 that OKS would merge with the Patriots of the Czech Republic, but the merger never took place.[13] From 2020 the party had no leader.[14]

In January 2022 the Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed the suspension of the party's activities as it was not fulfilling its legal obligations.[15] The party's activities were suspended on 23 March 2022.[14]

## Ideology[edit]

The party's program emphasized "the creation of a stable economic environment, a balanced budget, and low taxes, as well as a significant reduction in immigration and in particular Islamization."[16] The party was staunchly anti-communist, with former members of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia barred from joining.

## Leaders[edit]

* Jiří Janeček (2013-2015)
* Barbora Štěpánková (2016-2020)

## Footnotes[edit]

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. ^ "ODS ne, O.K.? Janeček založil novou stranu pravice | Aktuálně.cz". 20 November 2013.
4. ^ "ODS ne, O.K.? Janeček založil novou stranu pravice". Aktuálně.cz (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. ^ a b "Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí". aplikace.mvcr.cz. Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
15. ^ Mazancová, Hana (24 January 2022). "Minářovo hnutí či Slušní lidé. Vláda projedná návrhy na pozastavení činnosti a rozpuštění politických uskupení". Deník N (in Czech). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
16. ^ "ODS ne, O.K.? Janeček založil novou stranu pravice". Aktuálně.cz. 20 November 2013.

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Political parties in the Czech Republic

* Bracketed numbers indicate numbers of seats in the respective chambers.

Chamber of Deputies
2021 (200 seats)|

* SPOLU (71)
* Civic Democratic Party (34)
* KDU-ČSL (23)
* TOP 09 (14)
* ANO 2011 (71)
* PirStan (37)
* Mayors and Independents (33)
* Czech Pirate Party (4)
* Freedom and Direct Democracy (20)
* Independents (1)

Senate
2022 (81 seats)|

* ODS-TOP 09 (35)
* Civic Democratic Party (23)
* TOP 09 (6)
* Independents (2)
* Svobodní (1)
* Mayors for the Liberec Region (1)
* ProMOST (1)
* Tábor 2020 (1)
* STAN (19)
* Mayors and Independents (15)
* Mayors for Liberec Region (2)
* Ostravak (1)
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* KDU-ČSL (12)
* ForRegion (6)
* ANO 2011 (5)
* Social Democracy (1)
* SEN21-Pirates (6)
* Senator 21 (3)
* Czech Pirate Party (2)
* Hradec Králové Democratic Club (1)
* Independents (2)
* Independents (1)

European Parliament
2019 (21 seats)|

* ANO 2011 (5)
* Civic Democratic Party (4)
* Czech Pirate Party (3)
* TOP 09+Mayors and Independents (3)
* Freedom and Direct Democracy (2)
* KDU-ČSL (2)
* Communist Party (1)
* Social Democracy (1)

Regional Assemblies
2020 (675 seats)|

* ANO 2011 (178)
* Civic Democratic Party (99)
* Czech Pirate Party (99)
* Mayors and Independents (69)
* KDU-ČSL (53)
* Social Democracy (37)
* Freedom and Direct Democracy (35)
* Mayors for Liberec Region (22)
* TOP 09 (19)
* Communist Party (13)
* Green Party (6)
* SNK European Democrats (5)
* Others (40)

Other parties

* Agrarian Democratic Party
* Alliance for the Future
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* Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic
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* Liberal-Environmental Party
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* Party for the Open Society
* Party of Civic Rights
* Party of Common Sense
* Přísaha
* Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia
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* Swiss Democracy
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