Young Civic Democrats

Young Civic Democrats (Czech: Mladí občanští demokraté, MOD) is a political platform within the Civic Democratic Party.[2] It consists of young people. It is considered a competitor to the Young Conservatives.[3] It had 2,000 members in January 2018 making it the largest youth wing in the Czech Republic. Its members are also members of the Civic Democratic Party.[1]

Young Civic Democrats
Mladí občanští demokraté
Founded2016
HeadquartersPrague
Membership2,000[1]
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Economic liberalism
Euroscepticism
Mother partyCivic Democratic Party
Websitemladi.ods.cz

History

The platform was founded on 9 December 2016.[4] The platform became a competition to the Young Conservatives (MK). Members of MOD started to compete with MK and defined against it.[5] MOD participated on campaign for the 2017 legislative election. The platform aimed to support individual candidates of ODS and was very active on social media.[6]

Young Civic Democrats supported Jiří Drahoš during 2018 presidential election.[3]

References

  1. "90' ČT24: Mladí politici přicházejí — Česká televize". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. televize, Česká. "90' ČT24: Mladí politici přicházejí". www.ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "My mladí jsme volili Jiřího Drahoše. Vrátil by solidaritu, reprezentaci a slušnost, sdělila mládežnice ODS". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. "ODS - Občanská demokratická strana". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. "Zpráva předsedy Mladých konzervativců za funkční období 2016 – 2017". konzervativci.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Co říkají spolky mladých politiků na výsledky voleb?". Vice (in Czech). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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