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The Liberal-Social Union ( Czech : Liberálně sociální unie ) was a political alliance in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic , existing from 1991 to 1994, and led by František Trnka  [ cs ] .

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7-915: The alliance was established to run in the 1992 elections, and consisted of the Green Party , the Czechochoslovak Socialist Party (ČSS), the Agrarian Party  [ cs ] and the Movement of Farmers and Independents . In the elections to the Czechoslovakian Federal Assembly it won seven seats in the Chamber of the People and five in the Chamber of the Nations. In the elections to

14-855: Is a green political party in the Czech Republic . The Green party was founded in 1990 following the return to liberal democracy in Czechia following the Velvet Revolution . However, the party remained on the political margins until Jaromír Štětina was able to capture a seat in the Senate (upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic ) in 2004. It was during this time that the Greens campaigned on pacificism (rejecting

21-836: The National Council of the Czech Republic the party won 16 seats. The alliance did not run in Slovakia . In June 1993, the ČSS left the alliance and changed its name to Liberal National Social Party (LSNS), later merging with the Free Democrats . Prior to the 1996 elections , part of the remaining alliance merged with the Christian Social Union and the Moravian Centre Party to form the Moravian Centre Union. However,

28-591: The idea that any foreign military power should have military bases in the Czech Republic) and greater incorporation of grassroots democracy in the country. Under new leader Marin Bursík, the Greens adopted a more pragmatic approach to politics and in the subsequent 2006 legislative election the party received 6.3% of the vote and won six seats in the lower house – the Chamber of Deputies . This resulted in

35-465: The installation of a new American radar system in the Czech Republic there were tensions within the party over foreign policy. The party was also a supporter of minority rights , immigrants rights and gender rights. The Green Party was unable to repeat its success in 2010 elections , losing all seats in both chambers. In the party's 2022 leadership election the incumbent co-leaders, Magdalena Davis and Michal Berg, were elected for another term. In

42-411: The new party received just 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. This article about a Czech political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a green political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Green Party (Czech Republic) The Green Party ( Czech : Strana zelených , lit.   'Party of Greens')

49-576: The party taking part in the governing coalition, together with the Civic Democrats (ODS) and KDU–ČSL from January 2007 to March 2009 (for more details see Mirek Topolánek's Second Cabinet ). During their stint in government, the Greens promoted pro-European policies such as supporting the Lisbon Treaty . They also suggested that European based defence alliance could be an alternative option to Czech membership of NATO . However, following

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