Czech Social Democratic Party 424606 218812772 2008-06-12T08:06:53Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox_Czech_Political_Party | party_name = Czech Social Democratic Party | party_name_czech = Česká&nbsp;strana&nbsp;sociálně&nbsp;demokratická | colour_html = #BF0202 | party_logo = [[Image:Cssd logo.jpg|160px|Red rose]] | leader = [[Jiří Paroubek]]| foundation = 1878 | ideology = [[Social democracy]]<br> [[Left-wing politics|Left]] <ref> http://www.volbycr.cz/download/Dlouhodoby-program.pdf Long-term party program</ref> <br> [[Democratic Socialism]] <br><br>fiscal: [[left-wing]], <br>Social: [[left-wing]] | international = [[Socialist International]] | european = [[Party of European Socialists]] | europarl = [[Party of European Socialists|PES]] | colours = [[Orange (colour)|Orange]]| headquarters = Hybernská 7, [[Prague]] | website = [http://www.cssd.cz/ www.cssd.cz] | }}The '''Czech Social Democratic Party''' ([[Czech language|Czech]]: ''Česká strana sociálně demokratická'' or ''ČSSD'') is the [[Social Democracy|Social Democratic]] [[political party]] in the [[Czech Republic]]. The party won the [[Czech legislative election, 2002|elections of 2002]] with 70 of 200 representatives in the [[Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic]]. Its chairman [[Vladimír Špidla]] became the [[List of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic|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. The current chairman of the party is [[Jiří Paroubek]] since 2006. His predecessor was [[Stanislav Gross]] from [[26 June]], [[2004]] to [[26 April]], [[2005]]. 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 Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)|European Parliamentary elections]]. In the [[Czech legislative election, 2006|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 (with [[Green Party (Czech Republic)|Green Party]]) 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 Democratic Party|Civic Democrats]] (ODS), the [[Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party|Christian Democrats]] (KDU-ČSL), and the [[Green Party (Czech Republic)|Green Party]] (SZ) to form a government. Hence the ČSSD is now in opposition. ==History== === Overview === [[Czech lands]] as part of [[Austria-Hungary]]: *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 [[Czechoslovakia]]: *1918–1938 The ''Czechoslovak Social Democratic Worker's Party'' (''Československá sociálně demokratická strana dělnická'') - merged with [[Social Democratic Party of Slovakia|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'') Czech Republic: *since 1993 Czech Social Democratic Party (''Česká strana sociálně demokratická'') ===Election results=== *[[Czechoslovak legislative election, 1920|1920 National Assembly]]: 25.7% - 74 seats *[[Czechoslovak legislative election, 1925|1925 National Assembly]]: 8.9% - 29 seats *[[Czechoslovak legislative election, 1929|1929 National Assembly]]: 13% - 39 seats *[[Czechoslovak legislative election, 1935|1935 National Assembly]]: 12.6% - 38 seats *[[Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1946|1946 National Assembly]]: 12.1% (15.6%) - 37 seats ==== Since 1990 ==== *[[Czech legislative election, 1990|1990 Czech National Council]]: 4.1% - no seat *[[Czech legislative election, 1992|1992 Czech National Council]]: 6.5% - 16 seats *[[Czech legislative election, 1996|1996 Chamber of Deputies]]: 26.4% - 61 seats *1996 Senate: 25 seats (whole Senate elected, only one third in next elections) *[[Czech legislative election, 1998|1998 Chamber of Deputies]]: 32.1% - 74 seats *1998 Senate: 3 seats *2000 Senate: 1 seat *[[Czech legislative election, 2002|2002 Chamber of Deputies]]: 30.2% - 70 seats *2002 Senate: 7 seats *2004 Senate: no seat *[[European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)|2004 European Parliament:]] 8.8% - 2 seats *[[Czech legislative election, 2006|2006 Chamber of Deputies]]: 32.3% - 74 seats *2006 Senate: 6 seats ==Chairmen of the Czech Social Democratic Party== === Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party === *[[Antonín Němec]] (1904-1915) *[[Bohumír Šmeral]] (1916-1917) === Czechoslovak Social Democratic Worker's Party === *Antonín Němec (1917-1925) *[[Antonín Hampl]] (1925-1938) === Czechoslovak Social Democracy === *[[Zdeněk Fierlinger]] (1945-1947) *[[Bohumil Laušman]] (1947-1948) === Czechoslovak Social Democracy in exile === *[[Blažej Vilím]] (1948) *[[Václav Majer]] (1948-1972) *[[Vilém Bernard]] (1972-1989) *[[Karel Hrubý]] === Czechoslovak Social Democracy === *[[Jiří Horák]] (1989 - 1993) === Czech Social Democratic Party === *[[Miloš Zeman]] ([[28 February]] [[1993]] - April 2001) *[[Vladimír Špidla]] (April [[2001]] - [[26 June]] [[2004]]) *[[Stanislav Gross]] ([[26 June]] [[2004]] - [[26 April]] [[2005]]) **[[Bohuslav Sobotka]] (temporary) (2005 - 2006) *[[Jiří Paroubek]] (2006 - Present) ==See also== *[[Politics of the Czech Republic]] *[[List of political parties in the Czech Republic]] *[[Elections in the Czech Republic]] *[[Bohumil Laušman]] == Rererences == <References/> ==External links== *[http://www.cssd.cz/english-version Party basic data in English] *[http://www.cssd.cz/ ČSSD official website] {{Czech political parties}} [[Category:Political parties established in 1878]] [[Category:Social Democratic parties]] [[Category:Socialist International]] [[Category:Political parties in Austria-Hungary]] [[Category:Political parties in Czechoslovakia]] [[Category:Political parties in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:PES member parties]] [[cs:Česká strana sociálně demokratická]] [[de:Česká strana sociálně demokratická]] [[et:Tšehhi Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Partei]] [[es:Partido Socialdemócrata Checo]] [[fr:Parti social-démocrate tchèque]] [[lt:Čekijos socialdemokratų partija]] [[nl:Tsjechische Sociaaldemocratische Partij]] [[pl:Czeska Partia Socjaldemokratyczna]] [[fi:Tšekin sosiaalidemokraattinen puolue]]