Freedom and Direct Democracy

Freedom and Direct Democracy
Svoboda a přímá demokracie
Leader Tomio Okamura
Founded 5 May 2015 (2015-05-05)
Split from Dawn of Direct Democracy
Membership 9,000[1]
Ideology Euroscepticism[2]
Direct democracy
Anti-immigration[3]
Anti-Islamism[4]
Right-wing populism
Popular democracy
Political position Right-wing
European affiliation Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom
Colours      Blue
Chamber of Deputies
3 / 200
Senate
0 / 81
European Parliament
0 / 22
Regional councils
34 / 675
Local councils
0 / 62,300
Website
http://www.spd.cz/

Freedom and Direct Democracy (Czech: Svoboda a přímá demokracie, short SPD) is an eurosceptic,[2] and pro-direct democracy political party in the Czech Republic. The party was founded in May 2015 by Tomio Okamura and Radim Fiala after a split of a few MPs from the Dawn of Direct Democracy, now Dawn - National Coalition.

Freedom and Direct Democracy is officially named after European Parliament eurosceptic political group Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy.[5][6][7] However, the party has official links with Marine Le Pen's National Front which is a member of the other eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament Europe of Nations and Freedom.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "SPD Facebook account". Facebook. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "France's Le Pen announces far-right bloc of anti-EU MEPs". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Okamura registers new anti-immigrant party Freedom and Direct Democracy". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Czech far-right leader Tomio Okamura urges citizens to walk pigs near mosques to defend country from Islam". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "» Rozhovor Tomia Okamury pro EuroZprávy.cz". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Okamura a Fiala skončili v hnutí Úsvit, zakládají novou stranu". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AoZA2LADEgwJ:www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1096898594-udalosti-komentare/4322-rekli-v-udalostech-komentarich/%3Fstrana%3D4+&cd=2&hl=cs&ct=clnk&gl=cz
  8. ↑ "Tomio Okamura svolal všechny své lidi a bylo rušno: Nepřátelští vetřelci! Pokus o vraždu. Delegace od Marine Le Pen i provolání k Zemanovi". Retrieved 25 May 2016.

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