Budoucnost (lit. 'Future') is a Czech left-wing movement founded in May 2020.[1][2] It is co-led by Jakub Kovařík and Klára Školníková.
Budoucnost | |
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| Chairman | Jakub Kovařík Klára Školníková |
| Founded | May 22, 2020 |
| Headquarters | Čajkovského 1671/25, Prague |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy Feminism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Central-Eastern European Green Left Alliance |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 200
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| Senate | 0 / 81
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| European Parliament | 0 / 21
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| Local councilors | 4 / 61,780
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| Website | |
| https://volim-budoucnost.cz/ | |
History
editThe movement was formally registered in May 2020. Part of its preparatory committee consisted of former members of Idealists.cz and "Zelená re:vize" organization associated with the Green Party.[3]
In the 2020 Senate election the movement formed a coalition with ČSSD and the Greens, supporting the candidacies of Jiří Dienstbier and Michal Šmarda.[4][5]
In the 2022 municipal elections Budoucnost ran for the Prague City Assembly as part of the Solidarity coalition with ČSSD, Greens and Idealists Movement, which did not gain any seats.[6][7] The movement ran for 16 other seats and elected four members in Jilemnice,[8] Slaný,[9] Neratovice[10] and Horní Domaslavice.[11]
The movement has endorsed Josef Středula in the 2023 presidential election.[12] However, on 8 January 2023 Středula has withdrawn his candidacy.
In the 2024 European Parliament election four members of Budoucnost ran on the list of Social Democracy.[13]
Program
editThe movement wants to abolish distraint by private entites and ease debt relief by increasing pensions and reducing labor taxation. It wants to increase housing affordability in large cities by building public and cooperative housing, capping rent, fighting homelessness and limiting rental services such as Airbnb. The movement wants to reduce oligarchy by taxing the rich as well as tightening media ownership and party financing laws. Other priorities of the movement include ending privatisation, creating new state enterprises (particularly a public bank and phone operator) and transition to carbon-free economy financed by those who have profited from the climate crisis.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ Bernáth, Michal (2020-01-24). "Zavřeme uhelné elektrárny a zrušíme soukromé exekutory, hlásá nové levicové hnutí Budoucnost". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Nové levicové hnutí Budoucnost představilo program, do Senátu podporuje Dienstbiera". EuroZprávy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Nové politické hnutí Budoucnost chce místo oligarchie nabídnout spravedlnost a udržitelnost". Deník Alarm (in Czech). 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy a přehledy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy a přehledy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ ČTK, Barbara Kytková (2022-07-12). "Ještě pořád mám sílu, řekl Špidla, který kandiduje za ČSSD do Senátu". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Pavlovič, Luboš (2022-06-29). "Hnutí Budoucnost si na třetím celorepublikovém sjezdu zvolilo nové vedení a podpořilo prezidentskou kandidaturu Josefa Středuly". Budoucnost. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Přehled stran a hnutí v eurovolbách 2024". Přehled stran a hnutí v eurovolbách 2024 (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Spasí českou levici nové politické projekty jako je hnutí Budoucnost?". e15.cz (in Czech). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Budoucnost – politické hnutí". 2020-07-19. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2024-09-12.