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The Mayors and Independents (Czech: Starostové a nezávislí; STAN) is a liberal[12] political party in the Czech Republic, focused on localism,[2] regionalism[13] and subsidiarity. It holds 33 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the third strongest party by number of seats following the 2021 election. In the Czech Senate, the STAN group has 19 members.
Mayors and Independents Starostové a nezávislí | |
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Leader | Vít Rakušan |
Deputy Leaders | Lukáš Vlček Jan Farský Michaela Šebelová Pavel Čížek Jan Lacina |
Chamber of Deputies Leader | Josef Cogan |
Senate Leader | Petr Holeček |
Founded | 2004 |
Newspaper | STANoviny |
Think tank | Institute of Modern Politics iSTAR |
Youth wing | Young Mayors and Independents |
Membership (2021) | 1,921[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[7] to centre-right[10] |
National affiliation | Pirates and Mayors (2020–2021) |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Colours | Pink Yellow |
Slogan | Staráme se o lidi (lit. 'We take care of people.')[11] |
Chamber of Deputies | 33 / 200 |
Senate | 19 / 81 |
European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
Regional councils | 91 / 675 |
Regional governors | 4 / 13 |
Local councils | 3,073 / 62,300 |
Website | |
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The party grew out of four minor parties, including the Independent Mayors for the Region,[14] and the liberal-conservative SNK European Democrats. Until 2016, the party cooperated with another liberal-conservative party, TOP 09. STAN contested the 2021 Czech parliamentary election as part of the coalition Pirates and Mayors with the Czech Pirate Party.
History
editSTAN grew out of the Independent Mayors for the Region (Nezávislí starostové pro kraj; NSK), founded in 2004. In 2009, led by its first leader Petr Gazdík and deputy leader Stanislav Polčák, STAN started co-operating with the liberal-conservative TOP 09 at all levels, with Gazdík leading the TOP 09 and STAN parliamentary group. In the 2010 local elections, the party won 1,243 councillors, making it the sixth-largest party on local councils.[15]
Positions
editIn promoting the principle of subsidiarity, STAN encourages localism, decentralisation, reduced bureaucracy and anti-corruption measures.[2] STAN also promotes European integration, improvements to education, and investment in science.
Election results
editChamber of Deputies
editYear | Vote | Vote % | Seats | ± | Place | Position |
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2010 | 873,833 | 16.70 | 5 / 200
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New | 6th | Coalition |
Ran on TOP 09 list, which won 41 seats in total | ||||||
2013 | 596,357 | 12.00 | 4 / 200
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1 | 8th | Opposition |
Ran on TOP 09 list, which won 26 seats in total | ||||||
2017 | 262,157 | 5.2 | 6 / 200
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2 | 9th | Opposition |
2021 | 839,448 | 15.61 | 33 / 200
|
27 | 3rd | Coalition |
Part of Pirates and Mayors coalition, which won 37 seats in total |
Senate
editElection | First round | Second round | Seats won | Seats overall | +/- | ||||
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Votes | % | Places | Votes | % | Places | ||||
2012 | 4,460 | 0.5 | 25th | - | 0 / 27 |
0 / 81 |
0 | ||
20141 | 1,613 | 7.0 | 7th | - | 0 / 27 |
0 / 81 |
0 | ||
2014 | 15,576 | 1.5 | 9th | 11,099 | 2.3 | 9th | 2 / 27 |
2 / 81 |
2 |
2016 | 43,234 | 4.9 | 7th | 25,389 | 6.0 | 6th | 3 / 27 |
5 / 81 |
3 |
20182 | 7,615 | 33.5 | 1st | 30,331 | 67.11 | 1st | 1 / 1 |
6 / 81 |
1 |
2018 | 76,817 | 7.05 | 7th | 47,317 | 11.31 | 3rd | 5 / 27 |
11 / 81 |
5 |
20193 | 4,514 | 23.53 | 2nd | 7,070 | 59.50 | 1st | 1 / 1 |
12 / 81 |
1 |
2020 | 122,948 | 12.3 | 2nd | 104,538 | 23.1 | 1st | 11 / 27 |
19 / 81 |
7 |
2022 | 75,406 | 6.8 | 5th | 6,410 | 1.3 | 13th | 0 / 27 |
15 / 81 |
4 |
1 By-election in Zlín district.
2 By-election in Trutnov district.
3 By-election in Prague-9 district.
Presidential election
editIndirect Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | Third round result | |||||||
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Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | |||
2008 | Jan Švejnar | 128 | 49.10 | Runner-up | 141 | 47.19 | Runner-up | 111 | 44.05 | Lost |
Direct Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | |||||
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Votes | %Votes | Result | Votes | %Votes | Result | |||
2013 | Karel Schwarzenberg | 1,204,195 | 23.40 | Runner-up | 2,241,171 | 45.20 | Lost | |
2018 | Jiří Drahoš | 1,369,601 | 26.60 | Runner-up | 2,701,206 | 48.63 | Lost |
European Parliament
editElection | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009[a] | Jaromír Štětina | 53,984 | 2.29 (#8) | 0 / 22
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New | − |
2014[b] | Luděk Niedermayer | 241,747 | 15.95 (#2) | 1 / 21
|
1 | EPP |
2019[c] | Jiří Pospíšil | 276,220 | 11.65 (#4) | 1 / 21
|
0 | |
2024[d] | Danuše Nerudová | 258,431 | 8.70 (#5) | 2 / 22
|
1 |
Regional election
editYear | Vote1 | Vote %1 | Seats | +/- | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Ran only in coalitions | 1 / 675
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10th | ||
2008 | 53,462 | 1.83 | 14 / 675
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13 | 5th |
2012 | 28,763 | 1.09 | 38 / 675
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24 | 5th |
2016 | 101,696 | 4.02 | 56 / 675
|
18 | 6th |
2020 | 167,459 | 6.04 | 91 / 675
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35 | 4th |
1 Does not include coalitions
Prague municipal elections
editYear | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | +/− | Place | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Petr Hlaváček | 1,831,696 | 7.8% | 5 / 65
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1 | 5th | Government |
Leaders
edit- Josef Zicha (2005–2009)
- Petr Gazdík (2009–2014)
- Martin Půta (2014–2016)
- Petr Gazdík (2016–2019)
- Vít Rakušan (Since 2019)
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Členská základna ODS je větší než ČSSD, z mladých uskupení nejvíce roste SPD". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Czechia". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "STAN zakládá vlastní think-tank!". i-star.cz (in Czech). 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Babiš under fire after Commission audit published". Politico Europe. 25 April 2021.
- ^ Zachová, Aneta (3 February 2021). "PM Babiš is slowly losing ground, opinion poll shows". Euractiv.
- ^ [3][4][5]
- ^ "Table-Czech billionaire's ANO party wins big in election". Reuters. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Difficult Coalition Negotiations Following ANO Landslide". BMI Research. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Tschechische Regierung zerbricht unter Prager Korruptionsskandal". Euractiv (in German). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ [8][9]
- ^ "Staráme se o lidi, hlásí STAN s novým logem. Růžová má značit liberální směr". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Čím dál tím liberálnější. STAN se pod vedením šéfa Rakušana přesunuli a ukotvili na mapě české politiky". Czech Radio (in Czech). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Stephens, Jack (18 December 2021). "Who's Who In The New Czech Cabinet?". Brno Daily. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Peters, Ingo; Bakke, Elisabeth (2011). 20 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Transitions, State Break-Up and Democratic Politics in Central Europe and Germany. p. 241. ISBN 9783830527022.
- ^ "Volby Do Obecních zastupitelstev ČR 2010". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
External links
edit- Mayors and Independents official website (in Czech)