Young Conservatives (Czech Republic)
| Young Conservatives Mladí konzervativci | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Vančík |
| 1st Vice Chairman | Jan Hroudný |
| Founded | 8 December 1991 |
| Headquarters | 17. listopadu 1126/43, Olomouc |
| Membership | 700 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Economic liberalism Liberal conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Colours | |
| Mother party | Civic Democratic Party |
| National affiliation | Civic Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union (IYDU) |
| European affiliation | European Young Conservatives (EYC)[1] European Democrat Students (EDS) Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) |
| Website | www.konzervativci.cz |
The Young Conservatives (Czech: Mladí konzervativci, MK CZ) is a right-wing political youth organisation in the Czech Republic. It is the youth wing of the centre-right Civic Democratic Party (ODS), and shares that party's conservative and economical liberal ideology.
MK is open to young people within the ages of 15 to 35.[2] The current chair of the Young Conservatives is David Vančík, since 2019.
History
The founding congress was held on 8 December 1991, following preparations through the Charter of Young Conservatives by a group of students at the Brno University of Technology and the "Všehrd" Law Students' Association at the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague. David Částek was elected as first leader of the Young Conservatives.
Notable ODS politicians who started as members of Young Conservatives include Jan Zahradil, Jiří Pospíšil, Petr Sokol, Martin Baxa, Petr Gandalovič, Ivan Langer, Martin Novotný, and Pavel Drobil.[3] Former Young Conservatives leader Petr Mach went on to found the Party of Free Citizens.
Ideology
The original ideological course of the Young Conservatives was set out in the Charter of Young Conservatives, following basic conservative principles: democracy, nationhood, rule of law, liberty, free market, tradition, private ownership, family, and morality. Through its history, the Young Conservatives have closely cooperated with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). The organization defines its approach towards the European Union as "Eurorealistic" or Euroskeptic.
Leaders
| Name | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Částek | 1991 – 1993 |
| 2nd | Michal Špaňár | 1993 – 1997 |
| 3rd | Petr Mach | 1997 |
| 4th | David Rýc | 1997 – 2001 |
| 5th | Petr Sokol | 2001 – 2007 |
| 6th | Jiří Klindera | 2007 – 2008 |
| 7th | Jiří Fremr | 2008 – 2017 |
| 8th | Milan Vyskočil | 2017 – 2019 |
| 9th | David Vančík | 2019 – |
International Affiliation
- European Young Conservatives
- European Democrat Students
- International Young Democrat Union
- Democrat Youth Community of Europe
Footnotes
- ^ "MEMBERSHIP". eycorganisation.com. European Young Conservatives. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Politické strany lákají nové členy různě. Zájem o vstup ale klesá". Czech Radio (in Czech). 9 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Šéf mladých konzervativců prý zbil řidiče". Lidové noviny (in Czech). 15 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
External links
- (in Czech) Young Conservatives Official Website