The Conservative Party ( cs, Konzervativní strana), abbreviated to KONS, is a small

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

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in the

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. The party opposes

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, and advocates

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and reduction of

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es and

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History

Founded in 1990, the party merged with the Union Republicans in 1993, and the Party of Conservative Accord in 2001.

Leadership

* 1990-1993 - Dr. Ganzwohl * 1993-2008 - Dr. Fořt * 2008–present - Dr. Kubalčík

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Conservative parties in the Czech Republic Eurosceptic parties in the Czech Republic Political parties established in 1990 1990 establishments in Czechoslovakia Anti-communist parties in the Czech Republic