Party for Life Security

{{Infobox political party

|name = Party for Life Security

|native_name = Strana za životní jistoty

|leader =Josef Koníček
Eduard Kremlička
Marcela Kozerová

|foundation = 22 December 1989

|dissolved = 6 December 2005

|colorcode = {{party color|Party for Life Security}}

|headquarters = Prague

|logo = Logo of the Party for Life Security.svg

|merged = Independent Democrats

|ideology = Pensioners' interests
Social justice
Social democracy

|position = Centre-left

|colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Party for Life Security}}|border=darkgray}} Green

|flag = File:Flag of the Party for Life Securty.svg

|country = the Czech Republic

}}

Party for Life Security ({{langx|cs|Strana za životní jistoty}}, SŽJ) was a Czech political party that focused on Pensioner's issues.{{cite web|title=Chce být Miloš Zeman Lafontainem českých důchodců?|url=http://blisty.cz/art/33622.html|website=blisty.cz}} It became widely known during 1998 Czech legislative election when it was expected to gain seats in Parliament.{{cite web|publisher=Česká televize|title=Strana orientovaná jen na důchodce v politice neuspěje|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/1438714-strana-orientovana-jen-na-duchodce-v-politice-neuspeje|website=ČT24|accessdate=17 January 2017}}

History

SŽJ was established on 22 December 1989 as Pensioner's Movement for Life Security ({{langx|cs|Hnutí důchodců za životní jistoty}}, HDŽJ). Josef Koníček became the first leader of the Party. HDŽJ transformed into a political party in 1994 and changed its name to Pensioners for Life Security ({{langx|cs|Důchodci za životní jistoty}},DŽJ). SŽJ participated in the 1996 legislative election in coalition with Czech Union of Women.{{cite web|title=DŮCHODCI ZA ŽIVOTNÍ JISTOTY (DŽJ)|url=http://zpravodajstvi.ecn.cz/ENV/VOLBY/PROFILY/DZJ.HTM|website=Zpravodajství ECN|accessdate=17 January 2017}} Eduard Kremlička became the leader of SŽJ after the election.

SŽJ started to rise in polls ahead of the 1998 legislative election and was expected to gain over 10% of the popular vote. Social Democrat leader Miloš Zeman started coalition talks with SŽJ and KSČM. Party leader Kremlička made a bet with a reporter that he would eat a bug if SŽJ failed to get over the 5% threshold, but SŽJ received only 3% and Kremlička had to eat a bug, which resulted in his expulsion from the party because other members of SŽJ concluded that he dishonored all pensioners.{{cite web|title=Strana za životní jistoty na slávu jen vzpomíná|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/strana-za-zivotni-jistoty-na-slavu-jen-vzpomina-fua-/zpr_archiv.aspx?c=A040603_110040_eunie_jan|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=17 January 2017|date=1 May 2004}}{{cite web|title=Důchodce Kremlička, co snědl brouka, nadává vládě. Asociál Nečas|url=http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/zpravy/ekonomika/Duchodce-Kremlicka-co-snedl-brouka-nadava-vlade-Asocial-Necas-226650|website=Parlamentní listy|accessdate=17 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=Eduard Kremlička: Brouky už nejím, bojuju s rakovinou!|url=http://www.ahaonline.cz/clanek/musite-vedet/12010/eduard-kremlicka-brouky-uz-nejim-bojuju-s-rakovinou.html|website=Ahaonline.cz|accessdate=17 January 2017}} SŽJ changed its name to Party for Life Security ({{langx|cs|Strana za životní jistoty}}, SŽJ). It merged with Independent Democrats in 2006.{{cite web|title=Stránky SDS|url=http://www.sds.cz/rservice.php?akce=tisk&cisloclanku=2006012301|website=SDS|accessdate=17 January 2017}}{{cite web|title=Nezávislí demokraté se spojili se Stranou za životní jistoty|url=http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/radce-penize/40211/nezavisli-demokrate-se-spojili-se-stranou-za-zivotni-jistoty.html|website=Blesk.cz|accessdate=17 January 2017}}