Budoucnost
Budoucnost | |
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| Chairman | Jakub Kovařík Klára Školníková |
| Founded | 22 May 2020 |
| Split from | Idealists.cz Green Party |
| Headquarters | Čajkovského 1671/25, Prague |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy Feminism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Central-Eastern European Green Left Alliance |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 200
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| Senate | 0 / 81
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| European Parliament | 0 / 21
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| Local councilors | 4 / 61,780
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| Website | |
| https://volim-budoucnost.cz/ | |
Budoucnost (lit. 'Future') is a left-wing political movement in the Czech Republic, founded in May 2020.[1][2] It is co-led by Jakub Kovařík and Klára Školníková.
History
[edit]The movement was registered in May 2020. Part of its preparatory committee consisted of former members of Idealists.cz and the Zelená re:vize organization associated with the Green Party.[3] In the 2020 Senate elections, the movement joined the Social Democrats (ČSSD) and the Greens in supporting the candidacies of Jiří Dienstbier Jr. and Michal Šmarda.[4][5]
In the 2022 municipal elections, Budoucnost ran for the Prague City Assembly as part of the Solidarity coalition with ČSSD, the Greens, and the Idealists Movement, but did not win any seats.[6][7] The movement stood candidates in 16 other seats, with four members elected in Jilemnice,[8] Slaný,[9] Neratovice[10] and Horní Domaslavice.[11]
Budoucnost endorsed Josef Středula in the 2023 presidential election.[12] He withdrew his candidacy on 8 January 2023.
In the 2024 European Parliament election, four members of Budoucnost ran on the candidate list of Social Democracy.[13]
Program
[edit]Budoucnost calls for a suspension of distraint by private entites and easing of debt relief by increasing pensions and reducing labor taxation. They would make housing more affordable in large cities by building public and cooperative housing, capping rent, fighting homelessness and limiting rental services such as Airbnb. The movement wants to address oligarchy by introducing wealth taxes, as well as tightening media ownership and campaign finance laws. Other priorities of the movement include ending privatisation, creating new state enterprises (particularly a public bank and phone operator) and transitioning to a carbon-free economy financed by those who have profited from the climate crisis.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Bernáth, Michal (2020-01-24). "Zavřeme uhelné elektrárny a zrušíme soukromé exekutory, hlásá nové levicové hnutí Budoucnost". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Nové levicové hnutí Budoucnost představilo program, do Senátu podporuje Dienstbiera". EuroZprávy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Nové politické hnutí Budoucnost chce místo oligarchie nabídnout spravedlnost a udržitelnost". Deník Alarm (in Czech). 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy a přehledy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy a přehledy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ ČTK, Barbara Kytková (2022-07-12). "Ještě pořád mám sílu, řekl Špidla, který kandiduje za ČSSD do Senátu". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Pavlovič, Luboš (2022-06-29). "Hnutí Budoucnost si na třetím celorepublikovém sjezdu zvolilo nové vedení a podpořilo prezidentskou kandidaturu Josefa Středuly". Budoucnost. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Přehled stran a hnutí v eurovolbách 2024". Přehled stran a hnutí v eurovolbách 2024 (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Spasí českou levici nové politické projekty jako je hnutí Budoucnost?". e15.cz (in Czech). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Budoucnost – politické hnutí". 2020-07-19. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
