Czech Social Democratic Party
Česká strana sociálně demokratická
Leader	Jiří Paroubek
Founded	1878
Headquarters	Hybernská 7, Prague
Political ideology	Social democracy Democratic Socialism (minority) Third way (minority)
International affiliation	Socialist International
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
European Parliament group	PES
Colour(s)	Red, Orange
Website	www.cssd.cz

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The party won the elections of 2002 with 70 of 200 representatives in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. Its chairman Vladimír Špidla became the prime minister heading a coalition with two smaller parties, the Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party and the Freedom Union-Democratic Union until his resignation in 2004. Results Categories: | ... The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... Vladimír Å pidla Vladimír Å pidla (IPA: ) (born April 21, 1951 in Prague) is a Czech social democratic politician. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, including the period when the republics territory was part of federative Czechoslovakia. ... The Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples Party (in Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová or KDU-ČSL, also known under short name lidovci) is the Christian democratic political party in the Czech Republic. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Czech political parties ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current chairman of the party is Jiří Paroubek . His predecessor was Stanislav Gross. Gross resigned after a scandal which arose due to his inability to explain the source of financial resources used to pay for his home. Gross's predecessor Vladimír Špidla was forced to resign in 2004 after the ČSSD lost in European Parliamentary elections. Jiří Paroubek Jiří Paroubek (IPA: ) (born 21 August 1952 in Olomouc) is a Czech politician from the Czech Social Democratic Party (ÄŒSSD) and the prime minister since April 25, 2005. ... Stanislav Gross (IPA: ) (born October 30, 1969 in Prague) is a Czech politician, member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ÄŒSSD). ... Vladimír Å pidla Vladimír Å pidla (IPA: ) (born April 21, 1951 in Prague) is a Czech social democratic politician. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first elections to the European Parliament after the EU accession were held in the Czech Republic on June 11 and June 12, 2004. ...

In the June 2 and 3, 2006 elections, the party won 32.3% of the vote and 74 out of 200 seats. The election at first caused a stalemate since the right-wing parties and left-wing parties each had 100 seats. The stalemate was broken when two ČSSD deputies, Miloš Melčák and Michal Pohanka abstained during a vote of confidence, allowing a coalition of the Civic Democrats (ODS), the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL), and the Green Party (SZ) to form a government. Hence the ČSSD is now in opposition. An election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic took place on 2 June and 3 June 2006. ... Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves but is not in check. ... A Motion of Confidence is a motion of support proposed by a government in a parliament to give members of parliament a chance to register their confidence for a government by means of a parliamentary vote. ... The Civic Democratic Party (Czech: Občanská demokratická strana - abbreviation: ODS) is the largest conservative political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples Party (in Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová or KDU-ČSL, also known under short name lidovci) is the Christian democratic political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Green Party (Strana zelených in Czech) is a political party in the Czech Republic. ...

History

Overview

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• 1878–1893 The Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Party in Austria (Sociálně-demokratická strana českoslovanská v Rakousku) - part of Social Democratic Party of Austria
• 1894–1918 The Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party (Českoslovanská sociálně demokratická stranu dělnická) - independent party

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• 1918–1938 The Czechoslovak Social Democratic Worker's Party (Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická) - merged with Slovak Social Democrats
• 1938–1941 The National Labor Party (Národní strana práce) - united left party of Social Democrats and part of Czech National Social Party
• 1945–1948 Czechoslovak Social Democracy (Československá sociální demokracie)
• 1948–1989 - merged with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, concurrenty existed as an exile party with its headquarters in London
• 1990–1993 Czechoslovak Social Democracy (Československá sociální demokracie)

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• since 1993 Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická)

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Election results

• 1920 National Assembly: 25.7% - 74 seats
• 1925 National Assembly: 8.9% - 29 seats
• 1929 National Assembly: 13% - 39 seats
• 1935 National Assembly: 12.6% - 38 seats
• 1946 National Assembly: 12.1% (15.6%) - 37 seats

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Since 1990

• 1990 Czech National Council: 4.1% - no seat
• 1992 Czech National Council: 6.5% - 16 seats
• 1996 Chamber of Deputies: 26.4% - 61 seats
• 1996 Senate: 25 seats (whole Senate elected, only one third in next elections)
• 1998 Chamber of Deputies: 32.1% - 74 seats
• 1998 Senate: 3 seats
• 2000 Senate: 1 seat
• 2002 Chamber of Deputies: 30.2% - 70 seats
• 2002 Senate: 7 seats
• 2004 Senate: no seat
• 2004 European Parliament: 8.8% - 2 seats
• 2006 Chamber of Deputies: 32.3% - 74 seats
• 2006 Senate: 6 seats

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See also

• Politics of the Czech Republic
• List of political parties in the Czech Republic
• Elections in the Czech Republic
• Bohumil Laušman

The Czech political scene supports a broad spectrum of parties ranging from the semi-reformed Communist Party on the far left to various nationalistic parties on the extreme right. ... Political parties in the Czech Republic lists political parties in this country. ... Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on election and election results in the Czech Republic. ... Bohumil Laušman (born Aug. ...

Rererences

External links

• Party basic data in English
• ČSSD official website

v • d • e Political parties in the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies (2006):	Civic Democratic Party (81) - Czech Social Democratic Party (74) - Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (26) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (13) - Green Party (6)
Senate (2006/7):	Civic Democratic Party (41) - Czech Social Democratic Party (13) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (11 incl. 1 elected independent)
European Parliament(2004)	Civic Democratic Party (9) - Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (6) - SNK Union of Independents (3) - Czech Social Democratic Party (2) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (2)