| Czechoslovak National Democracy Československá národní demokracie | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | ČsND |
| President | Dr. Karel Kramář |
| Founded | 25 March 1919 (1919-03-25) |
| Dissolved | 27 October 1934 (1934-10-27) |
| Merger of | Young Czechs, State's Right Progressives, Moravian Progressive Party, Moravian-Silesian People's Party Czech Constitutionalist Progressive Party Czech Realist Party |
| Merged into | National Unification |
| Headquarters | Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
| Newspaper | The National Newspaper |
| Youth wing | Young Generation |
| Ideology | National liberalism National conservatism Czechoslovak nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Dark blue |
The Czechoslovak National Democracy (Czech: Československá národní demokracie), called also Czechoslovak National Democratic Party (Czech: Československá strana národně demokratická), was a First Republic right-wing political party in Czechoslovakia.
History
The party was established in 1918 by a merger of the Free-minded National Party ("Young Czechs") and several smaller parties such as the State's Rights Progressives, Moravian Progressive Party, and the Moravian-Silesian People's Party. It was initially known as the Czech Constitutional Democratic Party. It formed the first provisional government led by Karel Kramář, and the following year it was renamed the National Democracy.
In 1935 the party merged with the National League and the National Front to form the National Unification.
Electoral results
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 387,552 (#6) | 6.25 | 19 / 281 | – | Karel Kramář |
| 1925 | 284,628 (#12) | 4.1 | 13 / 300 |  6
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1929 | 359,547 (#9) | 4.9 | 15 / 300 |  2
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1935 | 458,351 (#8) | 5.6 | 17 / 300 | 2
|
Karel Kramář |
| Senate | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 354,561 (#6) | 6.78 | 10 / 142 | – | Karel Kramář |
| 1925 | 256,360 (#11) | 4.2 | 7 / 150 | 3
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1929 | 325,023 (#9) | 5.0 | 8 / 150 | 1
|
Karel Kramář |
| 1935 | 410,095 (#8) | 5.6 | 9 / 150 | 1
|
Karel Kramář |
See also
- Národní sdružení odborových organizací - the labour wing of the party
- Category:Czechoslovak National Democracy politicians
References
- Suppan, Arnold (2004). Catholic People's Parties in East Central Europe: The Bohemian Lands and Slovakia. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 179.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Hloušek, Vít; Kopeček, Lubomír (2010). Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared. Farnham, Surrey and Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 165.
- ^ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p145 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
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