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Czech Republic

Freedom and Direct Democracy
Member party of the ESN Group
Svoboda a přímá demokracie (SPD)
Freedom and Direct Democracy
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Czech Republic   1 Member · Delegation Leader Ivan David
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Member in the EP
2015
Party founded
Prague
Party headquarters
2024–29
10th term

About the Delegation

Czech Republic in the ESN Group.

Svoboda a přímá demokracie (SPD) was founded in 2015 by Tomio Okamura and holds 15 seats in the Czech Chamber of Deputies. Its MEP, Ivan David, announced on 4 July 2024 that the party would form a new political group together with Alternative für Deutschland; the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group was founded on 10 July 2024. The SPD had previously sat in the Identity and Democracy group.

The Delegation

The Delegation.

The Czech Republic is represented in the ESN Group by Ivan David, a psychiatrist and former Czech Minister of Health, re-elected to the European Parliament in 2024 on a joint SPD–Trikolóra list.

Contact

Party website
https://www.spd.cz
Press contact
Vijay Monany, Fabian Wiesinger
Brussels office
Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels
Delegation Leader
Ivan David