Democratic Union (abbreviated DEU) was a liberal political party in the Czech Republic. It existed since 1994 and was dissolved in 2002 when it merged with Freedom Union.[1]
Democratic Union Demokratická unie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 2002 |
| Merged into | Freedom Union – Democratic Union |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Dark red |
History
editThe party first participated in 1996 legislative election but failed to reach 5% threshold.[2] The party later joined Four-Coalition.
DEU merged with Freedom Union in 2000, and Freedom Union changed its name to Freedom Union – Democratic Union. Members of DEU founded a relatively independent platform, whose members later tried, unsuccessfully, to take over the leadership.[3][4] Platform then left the party and established Democratic Union of the Czech Republic (DEU ČR).[5]
Election results
editChamber of deputies of the Czech Republic
edit| Year | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 169,796 | 2.80 | 0 / 200
|
8th | No |
| 1998 | 86,431 | 1.44 | 0 / 200
|
8th | No |
References
edit- ^ "DEMOKRATICKÁ UNIE (DEU)". Zpravodajstvi.ecn.cz. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Charvát, Jakub (2013). Politika volebních reforem v ČR po roce 1989 (in Czech). Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 9788024747002.
- ^ "Unie svobody schválila sloučení s DEU". iDNES.cz. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Majzlík se pokusil o vnitrostranický puč v US-DEU, neuspěl!". Radio.cz (in Czech). 8 December 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Majzlík: Lepší nespokojený člověk než spokojený čuník". iDNES.cz. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2017.