Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy

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ČSSD – Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy (Czech: ČSSD – Česká suverenita sociální demokracie), until 29 June 2023 known as Czech Sovereignty (Czech: Česká Suverenita), formerly also known as Free Bloc (Czech: VOLNÝ blok) and Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc (Czech: Suverenita – Blok Jany Bobošíkové), is a small left-wing nationalist Czech political party.

ČSSD – Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy
ČSSD – Česká suverenita sociální demokracie
AbbreviationČSSD
ChairmanJiří Paroubek
Deputy LeadersJana Volfová
Petr Benda
Petr Gawlas
Pavel Havránek
FounderJana Bobošíková
Jana Volfová
Founded21 January 2011; 14 years ago (2011-01-21)
Split fromPolitika 21
HeadquartersU Průhonu 1201/23, Prague
Ideology
  • Social democracy (nominal)[citation needed]
  • Left-wing nationalism
  • Euroscepticism
  • Anti-immigration
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Orange
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Party flag
Website
cssdlidem.cz

History

Origins

The Party of Common Sense (Strana zdravého rozumu), led by Petr Hannig, took part in the 2002 election to the Chamber of Deputies three months after its foundation, winning 0.2% of the vote. This increased to 0.5% of the vote in the 2006 election.

In 2009, the Party of Common Sense began cooperating with former Eurosceptic MEP Jana Bobošíková (elected in 2004 for the Independents), her party Politika 21, and other independent candidates. This electoral alliance ran in the 2009 European election under the name 'Sovereignty', led by Bobošíková. The list came fifth, winning 4.3% of the vote, just short of the 5% threshold for representation. The Party of Common Sense changed its name to 'Sovereignty – Party of Common Sense' (Suverenita – Strana zdravého rozumu), and won 3.7% in the 2010 election, again falling short of parliamentary representation. The cooperation between the two parties subsequently ended.[better source needed]

Founding and Free Bloc

Sovereignty – Jana Bobošiková Bloc was established in 2011 in Prague, after the breakup of the Sovereignty – Party of Common Sense electoral alliance. It was described as right-wing. In January 2014, the party changed its name to Czech Sovereignty, and former Czech Social Democratic Party MP Jana Volfová became party chairwoman.

The party changed its name to Free Bloc (Volný blok) when Lubomír Volný, an MP for the Freedom and Direct Democracy party, joined Czech Sovereignty and became its parliamentary leader. Free Bloc won 1.33% of the vote in the 2021 election, falling short of parliamentary representation. The party changed its name back to Czech Sovereignty in January 2022 when it was described as far-right.

ČSSD – Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy

Former Czech Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek joined the party in February 2024, and became party chair in the same month. The party is described as left-wing during this period.

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

Year Leader Votes Seats Position
No. % No. ± Size
2013 Jana Bobošíková 21,241 0.43
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2017 Jana Borkovcová 5,077 0.10
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0 20th No seats
2021 Lubomír Volný 71,581 1.33
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0 9th No seats
2025 Jiří Paroubek 10,263 0.18
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0 12th No seats

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Seats +/− EP Group
2024 Jiří Paroubek 7,579 0.26 (#16)
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