The Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (, abbreviated to Republikáni or SPR–RSČ) was a minor political party in the Czech Republic, strongly opposed to the EU, NATO and immigration. The party and its leader Miroslav Sládek are particularly known for their radical attitudes towards Roma people (antiziganism) and Germans.
History The party was founded on December 30, 1989 as one of the first political parties in post-communist Czechoslovakia. It peaked in the 1996 Czech parliamentary election with 8% of the vote (485,072 electors, 18 seats in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies) but declined after that, and in 2001 disbanded due to financial irregularities – specifically the theft of party funds by the chairman, who used the money to fund his luxury lifestyle.
The party was reestablished in 2001 as Republicans of Miroslav Sládek (RMS, Republikáni Miroslava Sládka). Sládek immediately set up a new party; to distinguish it from the other "republican" parties his name was added. The new party failed to attract a significant number of votes (0.9% during 2002 Czech parliamentary election was the highest). For the 2006 elections RMS joined with the National Party, which obtained 0.1% of votes. The number of active members was estimated to be in the dozens at most.
On May 17, 2008 this new party merged with five other minor parties to form the SPR–RSČ. The renewed party chose Sládek as chairman, yet even after the merger the party failed to gain political traction. For non-compliance with statutory obligations, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic (acting on a Czech government proposal) decided in December 2010 to temporarily suspend the Republican party's activities. Finally, on 15 May 2013, the Court ordered its complete dissolution.
The party was reestablished once again in February 2016 under the name Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia 2016. On 28 January 2026, the party was dissolved once again.
Election results
Czech National Council Year Vote Vote % Seats Place 1990 72,048 1.00 10th 1992 387,026 5.98 6th Slovak National Council Year Vote Vote % Seats Place 1990 7,023 0.21 13th 1992 10,069 0.33 16th Chamber of Deputies Year Vote Vote % Seats Place 1996 485,072 8.01 5th 1998 232,965 3.90 6th 2002 46,325 0.97 7th 2006joined National Party 9,341 0.18 15th 2010 1,993 0.03 19th 2017 9,857 0.19 17th
European Parliament Year Vote Vote % Seats Place 2004 15,767 0.67 11th 2009 7,492 0.32 19th 2019 4,284 0.18 24th
Presidential Indirect Election CandidateFirst round resultSecond round resultThird round resultVotes%VotesResultVotes%VotesResultVotes%VotesResult1993 Miroslav Sládek 14 8.1 3rd place—1998 Miroslav Sládek 23 12.5 3rd place—
References
External links Official website