Freedom Union – Democratic Union
Freedom Union–Democratic Union Unie svobody–Demokratická unie | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Split from | Civic Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Liberalism Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Dark green |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Freedom Union–Democratic Union (Czech: Unie Svobody–Demokratická unie, US–DEU) was a small pro-European liberal political party in the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2011.
The Freedom Union was founded in January 1998 by former members of the Civic Democratic Party who were unhappy with the leadership of Václav Klaus. After initially serving in a caretaker government, Freedom Union went into opposition after the 1998 election. In opposition, Freedom Union merged with the Democratic Union, and formed an alliance with the Christian Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL).
From 2002 to 2006 Freedom Union was part of a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party and KDU-ČSL. However, in government the party lost support and at the 2006 election the party won less than 1% of the vote and failed to win any seats. The party disbanded on 1 January 2011.