Realists (political party)

{{Infobox political party

|name = Realists

|native_name = Realisté

| abbreviation = REAL

|logo = File:Realists logo.svg

|colorcode = {{party color|Realists (political party)}}

| leader1_title = Secretary

| leader1_name = Michal Moroz
Jiří Hynek

| leader2_title = Mentor

| leader2_name = Petr Robejšek

|foundation = {{start date|2016|12|15|df=y}}

|dissolved = July 2019

|ideology = {{nowrap|National conservatism}}{{cite web|title=Politolog Robejšek založil konzervativní stranu Realisté. Ve volbách chce získat 20 procent hlasů|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politolog-robejsek-zalozil-konzervativni-stranu-realiste/r~df4bede2b22d11e686630025900fea04/|website=Aktuálně.cz|date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=24 November 2016}}
Liberal conservatism{{cite web|title=Realisté představili posilu. Jako lídr Parbubického kraje přišel Alexander Tomský|url=http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/Realiste-predstavili-posilu-Jako-lidr-Parbubickeho-kraje-prisel-Alexander-Tomsky-499102|website=Parlamentní Listy|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
Economic liberalism{{cite web|last1=Vilímová|first1=Tereza|title=Robejšek: Proti ANO se nevymezujeme. Nabízíme novou formu vládnutí|website=Echo24.cz|url=http://echo24.cz/a/weDXF/robejsek-proti-ano-se-nevymezujeme-nabizime-novou-formu-vladnuti|accessdate=24 November 2016|language=cs|date=24 November 2016}}
Euroscepticism

|headquarters =

|international =

|website = http://www.realiste.cz/

|country = the Czech Republic

|position = Right-wing

| think_tank = Institute 2080

|colours = Blue

|seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies

|seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{party color|Realists (political party)}}}}

}}

Realists ({{langx|cs|Realisté}}) is a defunct conservative party based in the Czech Republic. It was founded by Petr Robejšek in November 2016.{{cite news|title=Politolog Robejšek zakládá stranu. Ve volbách chce 20 procent|url=http://www.denik.cz/z_domova/politolog-robejsek-zalozil-konzervativni-stranu-realiste2-20161124.html|website=Deník|accessdate=24 November 2016|date=24 November 2016|last1=Perknerová |first1=Kateřina }} Other members include Pavel Kohout, Antonín Fryč and Jiří Horecký. Robejšek stated that the party aims to succeed in the 2017 legislative election.{{cite web|title=Robejšek oznámil vznik Realistů, chce se obětovat pro blaho národa|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/421595-robejsek-oznamil-vznik-realistu-chce-se-obetovat-pro-blaho-naroda.html|website=Novinky.cz|date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=24 November 2016|language=cs}} The party said that it will defend Czech national interests and govern according to the Pareto principle.{{cite web|title=Kritik EU politolog Robejšek zakládá novou stranu. Realisté|url=https://echo24.cz/a/idKqN/kritik-eu-politolog-robejsek-zaklada-novou-stranu-realiste|website=Echo24|accessdate=24 November 2016|language=cs|date=24 November 2016}}

History

The party was established on 24 November 2016. Petr Robejšek took the title of "mentor", because the new leader was to be elected in 2016. The Realists criticised ANO 2011, which they called a "left leaning" party.{{cite web|title=Robejšek má novou stranu. Chce chránit české lidi a český prostor|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/robejsek-chce-oslovit-volice-s-novou-politickou-stranou-realiste-1co-/domaci.aspx?c=A161124_100930_domaci_kop|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=24 November 2016|date=24 November 2016}} The Realists were founded in response to Brexit and the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election in the United States. The party is ideologically close to the Civic Democratic Party and Dawn - National Coalition.{{cite web|title=Vzniká nová politická strana Realisté, oznámil politolog Robejšek. "Chtějí lovit ve vodách Úsvitu a ODS," komentuje analytička Bastlová|url=http://www.rozhlas.cz/plus/dnesniplus/_zprava/vznika-nova-politicka-strana-realiste-oznamil-politolog-robejsek-chteji-lovit-ve-vodach-usvitu-a-ods-komentuje-analyticka-bastlova--1672679|website=Rozhlas.cz|date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=24 November 2016}} The Realists registered as an official party in December 2016 as Party of Regions but changed its name to the Realists soon afterwards.{{cite web|title=Žádní Realisté, Robejškovo uskupení se oficiálně jmenuje Strana regionů|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/realiste-se-jmenuji-strana-regionu-dug-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A161214_084800_ln_domov_jho|website=Lidovky.cz|accessdate=26 May 2017|date=15 December 2016}}

The Realists launched their campaign for the 2017 elections on 14 February 2017. Robejšek said that he hoped to win 20% of votes in the election.{{cite web|title=Robejšek odstartoval kampaň, chce získat dvacet procent hlasů|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/429355-robejsek-odstartoval-kampan-chce-ziskat-dvacet-procent-hlasu.html|website=Novinky.cz|date=14 February 2017 |accessdate=14 February 2017|language=cs}}

Martin Lank, who was elected as a member of Dawn of Direct Democracy, joined the Realists on 25 May 2017.{{cite web|title=Robejškovi Realisté mají prvního poslance. Sebrali ho Úsvitu|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/robejskovi-realiste-maji-prvniho-poslance-sebrali-ho-usvitu-31897|website=Seznam Zprávy|date=25 May 2017 |accessdate=25 May 2017}} Robejšek stated that the party was prepared to accept other MPs if they decided to join the party and shared its views.{{cite web|title=Robejšek pro Impuls: Realisté přijmou i další přeběhlíky, ale ne všechny|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/kauza-dne-radia-impuls-petr-robejsek-d7x-/domaci.aspx?c=A170608_173343_domaci_fer|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=9 June 2017|date=8 June 2017}} Another MP from Dawn, Jana Hnyková, joined the Realists on 5 September 2017.{{cite web|title=Kandidátku Realistů v Libereckém kraji povede poslankyně Jana Hnyková|url=http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/politika/politici-volicum/Kandidatku-Realistu-v-Libereckem-kraji-povede-poslankyne-Jana-Hnykova-498924|website=Parlamentní Listy|accessdate=7 August 2017}}

On 21 August 2017, the Realists announced Jiří Hynek as their presidential candidate in the 2018 election.

The Realists received 0.7% of votes in the 2017 legislative election, failing to reach the 5% electoral threshold.{{cite web|title=Kdo pohořel? Zelení se do Sněmovny nedostali, neuspěli ani Realisté a Svobodní|url=http://domaci.eurozpravy.cz/politika/204786-kdo-pohorel-zeleni-se-do-snemovny-nedostali-neuspeli-ani-realiste-a-svobodni/|website=EuroZprávy.cz|accessdate=3 November 2017|language=cs}} Party leaders refused to describe the result as a defeat, and Jiří Hynek stated that the Realists should prepare for the next election.{{cite web|last1=Kreč|first1=Luboš|title=Miliardáři kromě Babiše těžce narazili - neuspěli ani Realisté podporovaní spolumajitelem Penty, ani ODA developera Sehnala|url=https://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-65924380-miliardari-krome-babise-tezce-narazili-neuspeli-ani-realiste-podporovani-spolumajitelem-penty-ani-oda-developera-sehnala|website=Hospodářské noviny|accessdate=3 November 2017|language=cs|date=21 October 2017}}

The party announced on 16 July 2019 that it would vote on whether to dissolve itself due to electoral defeats and passive regional organisations.{{cite web |title=Realisté Petra Robejška po třech letech existence hlasují o ukončení činnosti |url=https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/Realiste-Petra-Robejska-po-trech-letech-existence-hlasuji-o-ukonceni-cinnosti-589207 |website=Parlamentni Listy |accessdate=16 July 2019}} The party announced on 22 July 2019 that its members had voted to dissolve the party.{{cite web |title=Realisté končí, sami se rozpustili |url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/511165-realiste-konci-sami-se-rozpustili.html |website=Novinky.cz |date=22 July 2019 |accessdate=22 July 2019}}

Election results

=Chamber of Deputies=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center" \|+ Chamber of Deputies ! rowspan=2\| Election ! rowspan=2\| Leader ! colspan=3\| Votes ! colspan=2\| Seats ! rowspan=2\| Role
style="width:75px"\| # ! style="width:50px"\| % ! style="width:50px"\| Rank ! style="width:50px"\| # ! style="width:50px"\| ±
2017 \| Petr Robejšek \| 35,995 \| 0.71 \| 13th \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Composition bar\|0\|200\|{{party color\|Realists (political party)}}}} \| new \| {{no2\|extra-parliamentary}}

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|+ Chamber of Deputies

! rowspan=2| Election

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2017

| Petr Robejšek

| 35,995

| 0.71

| 13th

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Composition bar|0|200|{{party color|Realists (political party)}}}}

| new

| {{no2|extra-parliamentary}}

=Presidential=

class="wikitable" !width="180" rowspan="2"\|Election !width="180" rowspan="2"\| Candidate !width="200" colspan=3\|First round result !width="200" colspan=3\|Second round result
width="100"\|Votes !width="100"\|%Votes !Result !width="100"\|Votes !width="100"\|%Votes !Result
2018 \| Jiří Hynek \| 63,348 \| 1.23 \| 7th place \|colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" \|

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2018