Party for Life Security
Party for Life Security Strana za životní jistoty | |
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| Leader | Josef Koníček Eduard Kremlička Marcela Kozerová |
| Founded | 22 December 1989 |
| Dissolved | 6 December 2005 |
| Merged into | Independent Democrats |
| Headquarters | Prague |
| Ideology | Pensioners' interests Social justice Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Green |
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Party for Life Security (Czech: Strana za životní jistoty, SŽJ) was a Czech political party that focused on Pensioner's issues.[1] It became widely known during 1998 Czech legislative election when it was expected to gain seats in Parliament.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]SŽJ was established on 22 December 1989 as Pensioner's Movement for Life Security (Czech: Hnutí důchodců za životní jistoty, HDŽJ). Josef Koníček became the first leader of the Party. HDŽJ transformed into a political party in 1994 and changed its name to Pensioners for Life Security (Czech: Důchodci za životní jistoty,DŽJ). SŽJ participated in the 1996 legislative election in coalition with Czech Union of Women.[3] Eduard Kremlička became the leader of SŽJ after the election.
SŽJ started to rise in polls ahead of the 1998 legislative election and was expected to gain over 10% of the popular vote. Social Democrat leader Miloš Zeman started coalition talks with SŽJ and KSČM. Party leader Kremlička made a bet with a reporter that he would eat a bug if SŽJ failed to get over the 5% threshold, but SŽJ received only 3% and Kremlička had to eat a bug, which resulted in his expulsion from the party because other members of SŽJ concluded that he dishonored all pensioners.[4][5][6] SŽJ changed its name to Party for Life Security (Czech: Strana za životní jistoty, SŽJ). It merged with Independent Democrats in 2006.[7][8]
Election results
[edit | edit source]Chamber of Deputies
[edit | edit source]| Year | Vote | Vote % | Seats |
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| 1992 | 244,319 | 3.77 | 0 |
| 1996 | 187,455 | 3.09 | 0 |
| 1998 | 182,900 | 3.06 | 0 |
| 2002 | 41,404 | 0.86 | 0 |
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- Political parties established in 1989
- 1989 establishments in Czechoslovakia
- 2005 disestablishments in the Czech Republic
- Defunct political parties in the Czech Republic
- Left-wing parties in the Czech Republic
- Pensioners' parties in the Czech Republic
- Political parties disestablished in 2005
- Social democratic parties in the Czech Republic