Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)

The Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech: Strana demokratického socialismu) was a democratic socialist political party in the Czech Republic. It was a founding member party of the Party of the European Left.

Party of Democratic Socialism

Strana demokratického socialismu
LeaderMilan Neubert
Founded1997
Dissolved2020
Merger ofParty of the Democratic Left
Left Bloc
Merged intoThe Left[1]
HeadquartersHolečkova 8, Prague
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
European affiliationParty of the European Left
ColoursRed, Green
Website
www.sds.cz

The party has its name since December 1997. It's the political unification of SDL (Party of the Democratic Left) and LB (Left Block) that took place in June 1997. In the beginning the party had the name LB-SDL.

During 2017 Czech legislative election and many previous elections, members of the party ran on the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia's ballot.[2]

In 2020, the party absorbed The Real Left iniciative and renamed The Left[1].

References
  1. "Nová strana Levice chce spojovat lidi v boji proti miliardářům". A2larm (in Czech). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. "Na kandidátkách pro sněmovní volby jsou členové 73 stran a hnutí, nestraníků mírně přibylo". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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