Liberal Environmental Party (Czech: Liberálně-ekologická strana, LES) is a green-liberal political party in the Czech Republic. It was established by Martin Bursík as a split from Green Party. The party is pro-European and supports Václav Havel's legacy.[2]
Liberal Environmental Party Liberálně-ekologická strana | |
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| Leader | Džamila Stehlíková |
| Deputy Leader | Ladislav Miko |
| Founder | Martin Bursík |
| Founded | 2013[1] |
| Split from | Green Party |
| Headquarters | Prague |
| Ideology | Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | TOP 09 |
| Colours | Garganey Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| Regional Councils | 0 / 45 |
| Local Councils | 0 / 62,300 |
| Website | |
| http://www.stranales.cz | |
History
editThe LES participated in the 2014 European Parliament election but failed to win any seats, receiving 7544 votes (0.49%).[3]
The party announced on 12 July 2017 that it would participate in the 2017 legislative election on the electoral lists of TOP 09.[4]
Electoral results
editEuropean parliament
edit| Year | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 514 | 0.49 | 0 | 16th |
References
edit- ^ Kopecký, Josef (27 August 2013). "Bursík zakládá novou stranu LES, podpořili ho Švejnar i Horáček". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Martin Bursík o LESu: Jsme pravdoláskaři s ekologickým akcentem". Ekolist.cz (in Czech). 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Výprask známých tváří: John prohrál s Paroubkem, Bursík s Antibursíkem". Lidovky.cz. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "TOP 09 půjde do voleb ve spolupráci s Bursíkovou LES". TÝDEN.cz. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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