Ostravak

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Ostravak Citizens' Movement
Ostravak hnutí občanů
Chairman Tomáš Málek
1st Vice Chairwoman Eva Schwarzová
Registered29 July 2010 (2010-07-29) (#71443215)
HeadquartersBrandlova 1267/6, Ostrava, 702 00
Ideology Ostrava regionalism
Political position Big tent
Colours  Red
Senate
1 / 81
Municipal councils
47 / 162,300
Website
ostravak.cz

Ostravak is a political movement in Ostrava, Czech Republic, [1] that arose just before the 2010 municipal elections in response to "clientelism, arrogance of power, unprofessionalism, disrespect for the law, inefficient and uneconomical use of Ostrava property". [2] Ostravak is a regional movement without national affiliation or ambitions to nationwide political participation. The Ostravak citizens' movement originated from the civic association "We Live in the City - Our Ostrava".

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Main goals

One of the main goals of the movement was to disrupt the existing grand coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) and the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), which they argued often did not respect the interests of the city's citizens. [2]

Elections

Apart from municipal and senate elections, the Ostravak movement does not participate in elections.

In the 2010 municipal elections, Ostravak ran only for the City of Ostrava (gaining 10 seats). [3] and to Moravian Ostrava and Přívoz (gain of 10 seats). In Moravská Ostrava and Přívoz, the movement's increase in seats was more than that of the ODS (8 seats) and the ČSSD (9 seats). [4]

In the 2012 Senate election, Leopold Sulovský, a candidate for the Ostravak civic movement, was elected in the Ostrava-město district. In the 2018, Sulovský defended his Senate seat, taking 59.89% of the vote. [5]

Electoral results

YearVotesMandates
abs.%abs.%
2010 774 9850,86%200,03%
2014797 2716,73551,31

Sponsorship

Since its inception, Ostravak has received donations from citizens to a total of CZK 3,604,700. [6] According to Marek Stoniš from Reflex Ostravak, the civic movement serves to promote the interests of businessman Lukáš Semerák, [7] chairman of the board and co-owner of the real estate company S.P.I. Holdings, which is the largest donor to the movement. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí". Czech Ministry of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Kdo jsme". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz.
  4. ↑ "Výsledky voleb". volby.cz.
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  6. 1 2 "Finanční podpora". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  7. ↑ Stoniš, Marek (2010-10-18). "Co je to vlastně ten Ostravak?". Reflex . Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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