Freedom and Direct Democracy
Freedom and Direct Democracy Svoboda a přímá demokracie | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SPD |
| Leader | Tomio Okamura |
| Deputy Leaders | Radim Fiala Ivan David Radek Rozvoral Radovan Vích |
| Founded | 5 May 2015 |
| Split from | Dawn of Direct Democracy |
| Headquarters | Rytířská 6, Prague |
| Newspaper | Na vlastní oči |
| Youth wing | Mladí Espéďáci |
| Membership (2022) | 10,682 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right |
| National affiliation | SPD–Tricolour–Svobodní–PRO |
| European affiliation | ID Party (2015–2024) ESN Party (since 2024) |
| European Parliament group | ID Group (2019–2024) ESN Group (since 2024) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 15 / 200 |
| Senate | 0 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 35 / 675 |
| Governors of the regions | 0 / 13 |
| Local councils | 492 / 62,300 |
| Website | |
| spd.cz | |
Freedom and Direct Democracy (Czech: Svoboda a přímá demokracie, SPD) is a far-right political party in the Czech Republic. It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Its political positions are nationalist and neo-fascist, espousing right-wing populism, expressing opposition to immigration, and being staunchly Eurosceptic, while in their political program they state their support for direct democracy.
At the end of 2022, the party had 10,682 members and was the fastest-growing party in the country in terms of members.