Liberal Democratic Party (Czechoslovakia)
The Liberal Democratic Party (Czech: Liberálně demokratická strana; LDS), originally known as the Czechoslovak Democratic Initiative, was a Czechoslovak liberal political party formed on 31 January 1990,[1] shortly after the Velvet Revolution, by Emanuel Mandler (born 1932) and his political group,[2] inspired by the political ideas of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk.[3]
Liberal Democratic Party Liberálně demokratická strana | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Dissolved | 1992 |
| Merged into | Civic Democratic Alliance |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
LDS was initially active in the Civic Forum, before splitting from the party after the June 1990 parliamentary elections to work as an separate party.[2] At this point the party had two representatives in the Federal Assembly, five in the Czech National Council, and 25 local branches with a membership of between 1300 and 5000.[4] However, the party struggled to survive outside of Civic Forum, and was dependent on support from the German Free Democratic Party.[4] The party elected a new leader, Viktorie Hradská (born 1944), in November 1991, but soon split, with Hradská's faction soon merging with the Civic Democratic Alliance.[4]
The party was liquidated in 1992.[1]
References
- "Liberálně demokratická strana".
- Kopeček, Michal (10 November 2015). Thinking Through Transition: Liberal Democracy, Authoritarian Pasts, and Intellectual History in East Central Europe After 1989. Central European University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9789633860854. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- Kopeček, Michal (10 November 2015). Thinking Through Transition: Liberal Democracy, Authoritarian Pasts, and Intellectual History in East Central Europe After 1989. Central European University Press. p. 111. ISBN 9789633860854. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- Hanley, Sean (7 August 2007). The New Right in the New Europe: Czech Transformation and Right-Wing Politics, 1989–2006. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 9781134295654. Retrieved 23 July 2017.