The Masaryk Democratic Party ( cs, Masarykova demokratická strana, MDS) is a

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political party in the Czech Republic, founded on 25 May 1992. The party follows the legacy of the first

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President

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. It may refer to: * Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia * Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur * Tomáš Berdych ( ...

and considers itself a successor and to the tradition of the historical Czech Realist Party.

History

In the

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and

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municipal elections, the party co-operated with the

Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party (Czech: ''Česká strana národně sociální'', ČSNS) is a civic nationalist political party in the Czech Republic, that once played an important role in Czechoslovakia during the interwar period. It was established ...

and the

Party for the Open Society The Party for the Open Society ( cs, Strana pro otevřenou společnost, SOS) is a minor social liberal political party in the Czech Republic. The party origins were in the Civic Movement ( cs, Občanské Hnutí), a liberal group founded in 1991 w ...

. In the

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, party leader Michal Chromec was a candidate in the

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on the united list of the Czech Social Democratic Party, but failed to qualify for the second round. The party was dissolved in 2022.

Leaders

* Otomar Venzhöfer (2001–2012) * Michal Chromec (since 2012)

References

External links

Masaryk Democratic Party – Facebook page
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