Ostravak
Ostravak is a political movement in Ostrava, Czech Republic,[1] that arose just before the 2010 municipal elections in response to "clientelism, arrogance of power, unprofessionalism, disrespect for the law, inefficient and uneconomical use of Ostrava property".[2] Ostravak is a regional movement without national affiliation or ambitions to nationwide political participation. The Ostravak citizens' movement originated from the civic association "We Live in the City - Our Ostrava".
Main goals
One of the main goals of the movement was to disrupt the existing grand coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) and the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), which they argued often did not respect the interests of the city's citizens.[2]
Elections
Apart from municipal and senate elections, the Ostravak movement does not participate in elections.
In the 2010 municipal elections, Ostravak ran only for the City of Ostrava (gaining 10 seats).[3] and to Moravian Ostrava and Přívoz (gain of 10 seats). In Moravská Ostrava and Přívoz, the movement's increase in seats was more than that of the ODS (8 seats) and the ČSSD (9 seats).[4]
In the 2012 Senate election, Leopold Sulovský, a candidate for the Ostravak civic movement, was elected in the Ostrava-město district. In the 2018, Sulovský defended his Senate seat, taking 59.89% of the vote.[5]
Electoral results
Year | Votes | Mandates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
abs. | % | abs. | % | |
2010 | 774 985 | 0,86% | 20 | 0,03% |
2014 | 797 271 | 6,73 | 55 | 1,31 |
Sponsorship
Since its inception, Ostravak has received donations from citizens to a total of CZK 3,604,700.[6] According to Marek Stoniš from Reflex Ostravak, the civic movement serves to promote the interests of businessman Lukáš Semerák,[7] chairman of the board and co-owner of the real estate company S.P.I. Holdings, which is the largest donor to the movement.[6]
References
- ^ "Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí". Czech Ministry of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Kdo jsme". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz.
- ^ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz.
- ^ Výsledky hlasování | volby.cz. www.volby.cz [online]. [cit. 2018-10-13]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ a b "Finanční podpora". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ Stoniš, Marek (2010-10-18). "Co je to vlastně ten Ostravak?". Reflex. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
External links
- Official website
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- Bracketed numbers indicate numbers of seats in the respective chambers.
2021 (200 seats)
- SPOLU (71)
- ANO 2011 (71)
- PirStan (37)
- Freedom and Direct Democracy (20)
- Independent (1)
2022 (81 seats)
- ODS-TOP 09 (35)
- Civic Democratic Party (23)
- TOP 09 (6)
- Independents (2)
- Svobodní (1)
- Mayors for the Liberec Region (1)
- ProMOST (1)
- Tábor 2020 (1)
- STAN (19)
- Mayors and Independents (15)
- Mayors for Liberec Region (2)
- Ostravak (1)
- Marek Hilšer for Senate (1)
- KDU-ČSL (12)
- ForRegion (6)
- ANO 2011 (5)
- Social Democracy (1)
- SEN 21-Pirates (6)
- SEN 21 (3)
- Czech Pirate Party (2)
- Hradec Králové Democratic Club (1)
- Independents (2)
- Independents (1)
2024 (21 seats)
- ANO 2011 (7)
- SPOLU (6)
- Přísaha (2)
- Stačilo! (2)
- Communist Party (1)
- SD-SN (1)
- Mayors and Independents (2)
- Czech Pirate Party (1)
- Freedom and Direct Democracy (1)
2020 (675 seats)
- ANO 2011 (178)
- Civic Democratic Party (99)
- Czech Pirate Party (99)
- Mayors and Independents (69)
- KDU-ČSL (53)
- Social Democracy (37)
- Freedom and Direct Democracy (35)
- Mayors for Liberec Region (22)
- TOP 09 (19)
- Communist Party (13)
- Green Party (6)
- SNK European Democrats (5)
- Others (40)
- Agrarian Democratic Party
- Alliance for the Future
- Alliance of National Forces
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- Hlas
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