Liberal Environmental Party
Liberálně-ekologická strana
LeaderDžamila Stehlíková
Deputy LeaderLadislav Miko
FounderMartin Bursík
Founded2013[1]
Split fromGreen Party
HeadquartersPrague
IdeologyGreen liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationTOP 09
Colours
  Garganey Blue
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 200
Senate
0 / 81
Regional Councils
0 / 45
Local Councils
0 / 62,300
Website
http://www.stranales.cz

Liberal Environmental Party (Czech: Liberálně-ekologická strana, LES) is a green-liberal political party in the Czech Republic. It was established by Martin Bursík as a split from Green Party. The party is pro-European and supports Václav Havel's legacy.[2]

History

The LES participated in the 2014 European Parliament election but failed to win any seats, receiving 7544 votes (0.49%).[3]

The party announced on 12 July 2017 that it would participate in the 2017 legislative election on the electoral lists of TOP 09.[4]

Electoral results

European parliament

Year Vote Vote % Seats Place
2014 7 514 0.49 0 16th

Footnotes

  1. Kopecký, Josef (27 August 2013). "Bursík zakládá novou stranu LES, podpořili ho Švejnar i Horáček". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. "Martin Bursík o LESu: Jsme pravdoláskaři s ekologickým akcentem". Ekolist.cz (in Czech). 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "Výprask známých tváří: John prohrál s Paroubkem, Bursík s Antibursíkem". Lidovky.cz. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. "TOP 09 půjde do voleb ve spolupráci s Bursíkovou LES". TÝDEN.cz. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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