Freedom and Direct Democracy
Freedom and Direct Democracy Svoboda a přímá demokracie | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SPD |
| Leader | Tomio Okamura |
| Deputy Leaders | Radim Fiala Ivan David Radek Rozvoral Radovan Vích |
| Founded | 5 May 2015 |
| Split from | Dawn of Direct Democracy |
| Headquarters | Rytířská 6, Prague |
| Newspaper | Na vlastní oči |
| Youth wing | Mladí Espéďáci |
| Membership (2022) | 10,682 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| National affiliation | SPD–Tricolour–Svobodní–PRO |
| European affiliation | Europe of Sovereign Nations Party (since 2024) ID Party (2015–2024) |
| European Parliament group | Europe of Sovereign Nations (since 2024) ID (2019–2024) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 20 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 35 / 675 |
| Governors of the regions | 0 / 13 |
| Local councils | 492 / 62,300 |
| Website | |
| spd.cz | |
Freedom and Direct Democracy (Czech: Svoboda a přímá demokracie, SPD) is a political party in the Czech Republic. It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
The party has been described as right-wing or far-right on the political spectrum. It has also been described as espousing right-wing populism and has expressed opposition to immigration and is staunchly Eurosceptic, while in their political program they state their support for direct democracy.
At the end of 2022, the party had 10,682 members and was the fastest growing party in the country in terms of members.