Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Party of Democratic Socialism

| abbreviation = SDS

| logo = Strana demokratického socialismu.png

| colorcode = {{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)}}

| leader = Milan Neubert

| foundation = 1997

| ideology = Democratic socialism

| merger = {{Nowrap|Party of the Democratic Left
{{ill|Left Bloc (Czech Republic)|cs|Levý blok (politická strana)|lt=Left Bloc}}}}

| dissolved = 2020

| merged = The Left{{cite web |title=Nová strana Levice chce spojovat lidi v boji proti miliardářům |url=https://a2larm.cz/2020/02/nova-strana-levice-chce-spojovat-lidi-v-boji-proti-miliardarum/ |website=A2larm |accessdate=9 February 2020 |language=cs}}

| headquarters = Holečkova 8, Prague

| international =

| website = [http://www.sds.cz www.sds.cz]

| country = the Czech Republic

| native_name = Strana demokratického socialismu

| position = Left-wing

| european = Party of the European Left

| europarl =

| colours = Red, Green

}}

The Party of Democratic Socialism ({{langx|cs|Strana demokratického socialismu; SDS}}) was a democratic socialist{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} political party in the Czech Republic. It was a founding member party of the Party of the European Left.

The party has its name since December 1997. It's the political unification of SDL (Party of the Democratic Left) and LB (Left Block) that took place in June 1997. In the beginning the party had the name LB-SDL.

During 2017 Czech legislative election and many previous elections, members of the party ran on the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia's ballot.{{cite web|title=Na kandidátkách pro sněmovní volby jsou členové 73 stran a hnutí, nestraníků mírně přibylo|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/na-kandidatkach-pro-snemovni-volby-jsou-clenove-73-stran-a-h/r~38a88c84926a11e78c78002590604f2e/|website=Aktuálně.cz|accessdate=30 September 2017|language=cs|date=5 September 2017}}

In 2020, the party and The Real Left initiative merged into The Left.