Ostravak
{{Short description|Political movement in Ostrava, Czech Republic}}
{{Update|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Ostravak Citizens' Movement
| native_name = Ostravak hnutí občanů
| colorcode = {{party color|Ostravak}}
| logo = Logo of the Ostravak Movement.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| chairman = Tomáš Málek
| leader1_title = 1st Vice Chairwoman
| leader1_name = Eva Schwarzová
| registered = {{Start date|2010|7|29|df=yes}} ([http://wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/cgi-bin/ares/darv_bas.cgi?ico=71443215&xml=1 #71443215])
| headquarters = Brandlova 1267/6, Ostrava, 702 00
| ideology = Ostrava regionalism
| position =Big tent
| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Ostravak}}|border=darkgray}} Red
| seats1_title = Senate
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|81|hex={{party color|Ostravak}}}}
| seats2_title = Municipal councils
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|47|62300|hex={{party color|Ostravak}}}}
| flag =
| website = [https://www.ostravak.cz/ ostravak.cz]
| country = the Czech Republic
}}
Ostravak is a political movement in Ostrava, Czech Republic,{{Cite web|url=https://aplikace.mvcr.cz/seznam-politickych-stran/Default.aspx|title=Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí|website=Czech Ministry of the Interior}} 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".{{cite news|title=Kdo jsme|url=http://hnutiostravak.cz/hnuti-ostravak/kdo-jsme/|access-date=2010-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913213840/http://hnutiostravak.cz/hnuti-ostravak/kdo-jsme/|archive-date=2010-09-13|url-status=dead}} 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".
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.
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).{{Cite web|url=https://volby.cz/pls/kv2010/kv1111?xjazyk=CZ&xid=1&xdz=3&xnumnuts=8106&xobec=554821&xstat=0&xvyber=0|title=Výsledky voleb|website=volby.cz}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://volby.cz/pls/kv2010/kv1111?xjazyk=CZ&xid=1&xdz=5&xnumnuts=8106&xobec=545911&xstat=0&xvyber=0|title=Výsledky voleb|website=volby.cz}}
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.Výsledky hlasování | volby.cz. www.volby.cz [online]. [cit. 2018-10-13]. Dostupné online. (česky)
Electoral results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Votes ! colspan="2" |Mandates |
| abs.
!% !abs. !% |
|---|
| 2010
|774 985 |0,86% |20 |0,03% |
| 2014
|797 271 |6,73 |55 |1,31 |
Sponsorship
Since its inception, Ostravak has received donations from citizens to a total of CZK 3,604,700.{{cite news|title=Finanční podpora|url=http://hnutiostravak.cz/hnuti-ostravak/financni-podpora/|access-date=2010-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913213834/http://hnutiostravak.cz/hnuti-ostravak/financni-podpora/|archive-date=2010-09-13|url-status=dead}} According to Marek Stoniš from Reflex Ostravak, the civic movement serves to promote the interests of businessman Lukáš Semerák,{{cite magazine|last=Stoniš|first=Marek|title=Co je to vlastně ten Ostravak?|magazine=Reflex|date=2010-10-18|access-date=2010-10-18|url=http://www.reflex.cz/clanek/politika/38978/co-je-to-vlastne-ten-ostravak.html}} chairman of the board and co-owner of the real estate company S.P.I. Holdings, which is the largest donor to the movement.
References
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Czech political parties}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Political parties established in 2010