Přísaha and Motorists
Přísaha and Motorists Přísaha a Motoristé | |
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| Leader | Filip Turek |
| Founded | January 29, 2024 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Radical centre to Center-right |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (intention to join)[1] |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21
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| Website | |
| https://prisahaamotoriste.cz | |
Přísaha and Motorists (Czech: Přísaha a Motoristé, lit. 'Oath and Motorists') is a Czech electoral alliance founded between Přísaha and Motorists for Themselves, a Prague local party, for the 2024 European Parliament election.
History
Přísaha and the Motorists started cooperating after the 2022 Czech municipal elections. In that election, Přísaha won 51 local councillors nationwide, below their expectations.[2][3] In Pohořelice, the hometown of the Přísaha's leader Robert Šlachta, the party won 41.28% of the vote and 9 out of 21 seats. However, every other party in Pohořelice formed a unity coalition against Přísaha.[4]
Motorists for Themselves had expressed the intention to become part of the Prague governing coalition,[5] but failed to overcome the 5% electoral threshold and did not gain any seats in the Prague City Council.[6]
In autumn 2023, the two parties announced their intention to co-operate in the upcoming 2024 Czech Senate election,[7] and the Motorists said they would support Šlachta's candidacy for a seat in the Senate.[8]
Around the same time, Přísaha announced its intention to run in the European election, with the leader of its South Bohemian chapter as its probable lead candidate.[9] Meanwhile, Motorists were in negotiations with Svobodní about a joint list for the elections.[10] However, in January 2024, the two parties signed a memorandum and announced a coalition for the European elections.[11][12] The alliance announced a planned election budget of around six million CZK.[13]
Member parties
| Parties | Main ideology | Leader(s) | EP list composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Přísaha | Populism | Robert Šlachta | 15 / 28
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| Motorists for Themselves | Motorists' interests | Petr Macinka | 13 / 28
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Electoral Results
2024 European Parliament Election
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Filip Turek | TBA | TBA | 0 / 21
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TBA |
2024 Senate Election
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Robert Šlachta | TBA | TBA | 0 / 27
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TBA |
References
- ^ "Přísaha chce v Bruselu do frakce EPP. Rozhovor s lídryní Šlachtovy kandidátky N. Bartůšek". České podcasty.
- ^ "Voliči vybrali nové zastupitele a zvolili tři senátory". Voliči vybrali nové zastupitele a zvolili tři senátory (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Zastupitelé dle navrhující strany". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachta ovládl volby v Pohořelicích. Přesto už vznikla koalice bez něj". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Václav Klaus mi řekl, ať to nepokazím, říká zakladatel nové strany Motoristé sobě". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachtovu Přísahu podpoří Motoristé sobě". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šéf Motoristů Macinka podpoří Roberta Šlachtu v senátní kampani". Motoristé sobě (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Křovák, Jan (2023-11-01). "Eurovolby 2024: "Pětikoalici" se postaví Dostálová, David s Majerovou a SOCDEM s malými stranami". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Svobodní (2023-11-11). "Svobodní jednali o kandidátce do EP, jednají se stranou Motoristé sobě". Svobodní (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Přísaha míří k evropským volbám s Motoristy, Šlachta má zálusk na křeslo v Senátu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Šlachta bude kandidovat do Senátu. S Motoristy Přísaha míří k evropským volbám". CT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Dyntr, Josef; Tykalová, Tereza (2024-04-11). "Přísaha s Motoristy před eurovolbami zavítá do měst. Slibují si zisk dvou křesel". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
