Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc
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Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc is an electoral alliance
in the Czech Republic
between the Party of Common Sense and Politika 21
. It takes its name from the conservative and Eurosceptic
former MEP
Jana Bobošíková
.
The Party of Common Sense took part in the 2002 election
to the Chamber of Deputies
three months after its foundation, but won only 0.2% of the vote. This increased to 0.5% of the vote in 2006 election
.
The alliance ran in the 2009 European election
under the name 'Sovereignty' and led by Bobošíková, an MEP elected in 2004 for the Independent Democrats
. The list came fifth, winning 4.3% of the vote: just short of the 5% threshold for representation. Sovereignty took part in the 2010 election
, and won 3.8% of the vote, falling short of parliamentary representation once again.
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
between the Party of Common Sense and Politika 21
Politika 21
Politika 21 is a small political party in the Czech Republic established in 2006. The leader of the party is Jana Bobošíková, who was a Member of the European Parliament....
. It takes its name from the conservative and Eurosceptic
Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...
former MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
Jana Bobošíková
Jana Bobošíková
Jana Bobošíková is a Czech politician and former Member of the European Parliament and was Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament....
.
The Party of Common Sense took part in the 2002 election
Czech legislative election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.-Results:...
to the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is situated in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague....
three months after its foundation, but won only 0.2% of the vote. This increased to 0.5% of the vote in 2006 election
Czech legislative election, 2006
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006.The pre-election campaign was fierce and mostly negative. A major scandal broke out few days before the election. The two largest parties had profited from the divisive campaign – both had obtained the highest percentage...
.
The alliance ran in the 2009 European election
European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Czech Republic was the election of the delegation from Czech Republic to the European Parliament in 2009....
under the name 'Sovereignty' and led by Bobošíková, an MEP elected in 2004 for the Independent Democrats
Independent Democrats (Czech Republic)
Independent Democrats is small populist political party in the Czech Republic. Its founder Vladimír Železný, MEP, was elected its chairman during the party's convention on 6-7 August 2005. It advocates strict immigration policies, the abolition of the Senate, and review of the country's...
. The list came fifth, winning 4.3% of the vote: just short of the 5% threshold for representation. Sovereignty took part in the 2010 election
Czech legislative election, 2010
A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010. The election had been expected to take place some time before the end of 2009 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic...
, and won 3.8% of the vote, falling short of parliamentary representation once again.