Workers' Party (Czech Republic)

Workers' Party Dělnická strana
Leader	Tomáš Vandas
Founded	18 January 2003 (2003-01-18)
Banned	17 February 2010 (2010-02-17)[1]
Split from	Republicans of Miroslav Sládek
Succeeded by	Workers' Party of Social Justice
Ideology	Neo-Nazism Czech nationalism Anti-Romanyism Anti-immigration Anti-communism
Political position	Far right
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The Workers' Party (Czech: Dělnická strana) was a Czech far-right, extremist, and neo-Nazi^[2] political party, founded by Tomáš Vandas in 2003. In 2010, it was banned, making it the first instance of a political party being abolished for its ideology in the modern history of Czechia.^[3] Its representatives, including Vandas, subsequently shifted their membership to the Workers' Party of Social Justice (Czech: Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti), founded in 2004.^[4]

The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court is a very important message for the entire Czech society. It is a message stating that the Czech Republic does not tolerate extremism. – Martin Pecina, Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic^[5]

Election results

European Parliament

Year	# of total votes	Vote %	Seats
2004	4,289	0.18	0
2009	25,368	1.07	0

References

1. "DSSS New name, Old Agenda".
2. "Czech neo-Nazi party dissolved by Supreme court". expats.cz. 19 February 2010.
3. "Soud zrušil Dělnickou stranu. Chtěla rozvrátit stát – Aktuálně.cz". 17 February 2010.
4. "Zakázaná Dělnická strana půjde do voleb, jen pod jinou hlavičkou – Domov". Lidovky.cz. 20 February 2010.
5. "Czech court dissolves the Workers' Party – Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic". mvcr.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 October 2024.

External links

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