Svobodní

Svobodní
Svobodní
LeaderLibor Vondráček
Founded14 February 2009 (2009-02-14)
Split fromCivic Democratic Party
HeadquartersHráského 2231/25 148 00 Praha 4-Chodov, Prague
NewspaperBeran Magazine
Membership (2023)333
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationSPDTricolour–Svobodní–PRO
European Parliament groupEurope of Freedom and Direct Democracy
(until 2019)
International affiliationInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
Colours  Green
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 200
Senate
1 / 81
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional councils
0 / 675
Local councils
117 / 61,892
Party flag
Website
svobodni.cz

Svobodní, formerly known as Party of Free Citizens or the Free Citizens' Party (Czech: Strana svobodných občanů) until 2019, is a classic liberal and right-libertarian, Eurosceptic political party in the Czech Republic founded in 2009 by Petr Mach, an economist and professor of macroeconomics. Prior to assuming his position as an MEP, Mach taught economics at VŠFS and VŠEM (two private business colleges in Prague). The party is led by Libor Vondráček.

Svobodní participated in the 2009 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic. Its platform called for a referendum on the introduction of the euro in the Czech Republic and the rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon. The party unsuccessfully negotiated with Declan Ganley to join his European Union-wide Libertas movement. Its symbol is the green outline of a ram's horns. After the 2014 European Parliament election, the party's MEP joined the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group. Party is member of the International Alliance of Libertarian Parties and Interlibertarians.

Several county councilors successfully ran on the party's ballot in the 2010 local elections as thirty-eight councilors held positions, primarily in towns and small cities. The party fielded candidates in the 2014 local elections, increasing its number of councilors. There are elected councilors in city districts (Prague 3, Prague 18 and Brno-Slatina) and towns (Chrudim, Hodonín and Kutná Hora).