Civic Democratic Alliance

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The Civic Democratic Alliance (Czech: Občanská demokratická aliance, ODA) is a small, almost defunct liberal party in the Czech Republic, currently led by Jiřina Nováková. It has one senator.

1 History
- 1.1 Election results
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] History

ODA was established in 1991 by a group of intellectuals as a conservative-liberal party, based on ideas often expressed in The Salisbury Review. The other motive was personal antipathy to Václav Klaus and his party ODS. Initially ODA was able to gain the support of cca 6% of voters, obtain seats in parliament and be part of government.

After its initial success ODA suffered from corruption scandals and the incompetence of its leaders. Not being able to keep the support of voters, it was steadily losing influence and members (even those with a seat in parliament).

Today the party has tiny support from the electorate (well below 1%) and is burdened with huge debt. Attempts to merge with another party or parties to form a strong liberal group have thus far failed.

[edit] Election results

1992 Czech National Council: 5,9 % - 14 seats
1996 Chamber of Deputies: 6.4 % - 13 seats
1996 Senate: no seat
1998 Senate: 4 seats
2000 Senate: 1 seat
2002 Senate: no seat
2004 Senate: 1 seat
2004 European Parliament: (as a part of Union of Liberal Democrats 1.7 % - no seat)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Civic Democratic Alliance official site
Short history in narrative form (in Czech)

Political Parties in the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies: (2006)	Civic Democratic Party (81) \| Czech Social Democratic Party (74) \| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (26) \| Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (13) \| Green Party (6)
Senate: (2006)	Civic Democratic Party (40) \| Czech Social Democratic Party (12) \| Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (11) \| SNK European Democrats (4) \| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (2) \| Independents Movement (2) \| Independent candidates (2) \| Civic Democratic Alliance (1) \| Green Party (1) \| Freedom Union - Democratic Union (1) \| Independent majors for region (1) \| Liberal Reform Party (1) \| Movement of independents for harmonious development of communes and towns (1) \| Party for the Open Society (1) \| Path of Change (1)
European Parliament: (2004)	Civic Democratic Party (9) \| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (6) \| Union of Independents (2) and European Democrats (1) = (3) \| Czech Social Democratic Party (2) \| Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (2) \| Independent Democrats (1) \| independent (1)
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