Spolu
{{Short description|Political party in the Czech Republic}}
{{About|the Czech electoral alliance|the Slovak party formerly known as Spolu|Democrats (Slovakia)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Expand Czech|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = the Czech Republic
| name = Spolu
| lang1 = English
| name_lang1 = Together
| logo = SPOLU-kampan-2025.png
| colorcode = {{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}
| leader = Petr Fiala{{cite web |title=Kandidát ODS, TOP 09 a KDU-ČSL na premiéra je Fiala, strany zachovají kluby |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/koalice-ods-top-09-kdu-csl-kandidat-na-premiera-fiala.A201216_112017_domaci_kop |website=Mladá fronta Dnes|date=16 December 2020|language=cs}}
| founders = Petr Fiala
Marian Jurečka
{{nowrap|Markéta Pekarová Adamová}}
| abbreviation =
| foundation = {{start date|2020|12|9|df=y}}
| ideology = {{nowrap|Liberal conservatism}}
Christian democracy
| position = Centre-right{{cite web|title=Czech election: Opposition wins surprise majority|url=https://www.dw.com/en/czech-election-opposition-wins-surprise-majority/a-59457738|website=Deutsche Welle|date=9 October 2021}}
| headquarters =
| slogan =
| colours = {{color box|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#FC6E00|border=darkgray}} Green and orange (since 2025)
{{color box|{{Party color|Spolu}}|border=darkgray}} Blue (2020–2025)
| blank1_title = Member parties
| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|71|200|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats2_title = Senate
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|38|81|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats3_title = European Parliament
| seats3 = {{Composition bar|6|21|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats4_title = Regional councils
| seats4 = {{Composition bar|181|675|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats5_title = Governors of the regions
| seats5 = {{Composition bar|2|13|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats6_title = Local councils
| seats6 = {{Composition bar|5974|61780|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| seats7_title = Prague City Assembly
| seats7 = {{Composition bar|19|65|{{Party color|Spolu (2025)}}}}
| website = {{URL|https://spolu25.cz/}}
| european =
}}
Spolu ({{lit|Together}}, stylized as SPOLU) is a Czech centre-right political alliance formed for the 2021 legislative election, composed of the Civic Democratic Party, KDU-ČSL, and TOP 09. As of the 2021 Czech election it governs the Czech Republic in a coalition with the Pirates and Mayors alliance.
History
Following the 2020 regional elections, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 began negotiations about a potential centre-right electoral alliance for the 2021 legislative election.{{Cite web|title=Námluvy pokročily. Jak se pečou koalice proti Babišovi do velkých voleb?|url=https://cnn.iprima.cz/namluvy-pokrocily-jak-se-pecou-koalice-proti-babisovi-do-velkych-voleb-10635 |website=CNN Prima News|access-date=26 October 2020|language=cs}}
The ODS leadership agreed to form an alliance with the other parties on 25 October 2020.{{Cite web|title=Pravicové strany směřují k očekávané volební koalici. V úterý mají podepsat memorandum|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/domov/ods-top-09-a-kdu-csl-jdou-do-trojkoalice-v-utery-maji-podepsat-memorandum.A201025_092806_ln_domov_likv|website=Lidové noviny|date=25 October 2020|access-date=26 October 2020|language=cs|publisher=Mafra}} Two days later party leaders Petr Fiala, Marian Jurečka and Markéta Pekarová Adamová signed a memorandum and announced that ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 would form an electoral alliance for the next legislative election, with ODS leader Fiala as the alliance's candidate for prime minister.{{Cite web|title=ODS, TOP 09 a KDU-ČSL půjdou do voleb společně. Chtějí je vyhrát |url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3215797-ods-top-09-a-kdu-csl-pujdou-do-voleb-spolecne-chteji-je-vyhrat|website=ČT24|publisher=Czech Television|accessdate=28 October 2020}} On 11 November 2020, the parties agreed that ODS would nominate the leaders of the election lists in nine regions, KDU-ČSL in three regions, and TOP 09 in two regions.{{Cite web|title=Trojkoalice si rozdělila lídry. ODS 9, lidovci 3, topka 2|url=https://www.novinky.cz/volby/clanek/trojkoalice-si-rozdelila-lidry-ods-9-lidovci-3-topka-2-40341881|website=Novinky.cz|date=11 November 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020|publisher=Borgis}} The alliance was known by media as the Three Coalition, but on 9 December 2020 the parties announced that they would run under the name Spolu ({{Lit|Together}}).{{Cite web|title=ODS, KDU-ČSL a TOP 09 jdou do voleb jako koalice Spolu. Daly 17 slibů|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/ods-kdu-csl-a-top-09-jsou-do-voleb-jako-koalice-spolu-133025|website=Seznam Zprávy|date=9 December 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020|language=cs}}
Spolu introduced its electoral programme and campaign on 9 December 2020.{{Cite web|title=Pravicová trojkoalice ukázala předvolební kampaň. Jdeme do toho spolu, hlásí|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/pravicova-trojkoalice-ukazala-predvolebni-heslo/r~f3701c943a0011eb8b230cc47ab5f122/|website=Aktuálně.cz|date=9 December 2020|language=cs|publisher=Economia}} Ahead of the election, opinion polls suggested that ANO would win, but in an electoral upset Spolu won the highest number of votes, and opposition parties won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.{{Cite web|title=Spolu vyhrálo volby. Petr Fiala může být nový český premiér|url=https://www.e15.cz/volby/volby-do-snemovny/volby-prinesly-zvrat-trojkoalice-spolu-zvitezila-fiala-zada-zemana-o-povereni-sestavit-vladu-1384237|website=E15.cz|date=9 October 2021 |access-date=10 October 2021|language=cs|publisher=Czech News Center}} The opposition parties signed a memorandum agreeing to nominate Spolu leader Petr Fiala for the position of prime minister.{{cite web|title=Czech opposition parties form majority alliance, sign memorandum for new government|url=https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-opposition-parties-form-majority-alliance-sign-memorandum-for-new-government|website=Expats.cz|date=10 October 2021}} On 9 November, President Miloš Zeman formally asked Fiala to form a new government.{{cite web|first=Siegfried|last=Mortkowitz|title=Czech president taps Petr Fiala to lead new government|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/czech-republic-president-petr-fiala-lead-new-government/|website=Politico Europe|date=9 November 2021|access-date=10 November 2021}} On 17 November 2021, Fiala introduced Zeman to his proposed cabinet and Zeman agreed to appoint Fiala as the new prime minister on 26 November 2021.{{Cite web|title=Fiala bude premiérem 26. listopadu, Zemanovi představil jména ministrů|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/nova-vlada-petr-fiala-jednani-s-prezidentem-milosem-zemanem-uvn.A211117_054947_domaci_kop|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|date=17 November 2021|access-date=18 November 2021|language=cs|publisher=Mafra}}
In November 2021, Fiala said he would like to continue with the Spolu coalition into the 2022 Senate and municipal elections.{{cite web |title=Fiala chce udržet koalici Spolu i pro komunální a senátní volby v roce 2022 |url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3402804-fiala-chce-udrzet-koalici-spolu-i-pro-komunalni-a-senatni-volby-v-roce-2022|website=ČT24|publisher=Czech Television|access-date=22 November 2021 |language=cs}} On 14 June 2022, Spolu announced that the coalition would nominate 19 candidates in the senate elections.{{Cite web|title=Koalice Spolu nasadí do senátních voleb celkem 19 společných kandidátů|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/koalice-spolu-senatni-volby-2022-spolecni-kandidaty.A220614_051606_domaci_kop|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|date=14 June 2022|access-date=15 June 2022|language=cs|publisher=Mafra}} Spolu also collaborated in municipal elections in some cities and towns, including Prague, Ostrava and Plzeň.{{cite web |title=Spolu, ale jen někde. ODS, TOP 09 a lidovci nepůjdou do voleb dohromady ani v polovině krajských měst |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/kandidatky-koalice-spolu-ods-top-09-kdu-csl-komunalni-volby-2022-praha-brno_2206130600_jgr |website=Czech Radio|date=13 June 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022 |language=cs}}
In the 2023 Czech presidential election, Spolu endorsed three candidates: Petr Pavel, Danuše Nerudová, and Pavel Fischer.{{Cite news|title=Spolu Coalition Will Not Nominate Its Own Candidate For The Presidency |url=https://brnodaily.com/2022/10/04/news/spolu-coalition-will-not-nominate-its-own-candidate-for-the-presidency/|website=Brno Daily|agency=Czech News Agency|date=4 October 2022|access-date=6 February 2023}}
On 28 October 2024, party leaders signed a memorandum and announced that ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 would continue as an electoral alliance for the 2025 legislative election.{{Cite web|last=Svorník|first=Petr|title=Fiala, Pekarová a Výborný stvrdili společnou kandidátku, chtějí porazit "levicový populismus"|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-fiala-pekarova-a-vyborny-stvrdili-spolecnou-kandidatku-chteji-porazit-levicovy-populismus-40494810 |website=Novinky.cz|date=28 October 2024|access-date=28 October 2024|publisher=Borgis|language=cs}}
Composition
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! colspan="2" style="width:200px" |Name ! style="width:120px" |Ideology ! style="width:140px" |Leader/Leaders !MPs !MEPs |
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" |
|{{composition bar|34|200|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}}} |{{composition bar|23|81|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}}} |{{composition bar|4|21|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};" |
|{{composition bar|23|200|hex={{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}}} |{{composition bar|12|81|hex={{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}}} |{{composition bar|2|21|hex={{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}}} |
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|TOP 09}};" |
|{{Nowrap|Liberal conservatism}} |{{composition bar|14|200|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}}} |{{composition bar|6|81|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}}} |{{composition bar|2|21|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}}} |
Regional leaders in the 2021 election
| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|Region !colspan=2|Election result |
| colspan=2|Name
!Party !Votes !Seats |
|---|
| Prague
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|TOP 09}};" | |40.0% |{{composition bar|11|23|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Central Bohemian
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |ODS |28.7% |{{composition bar|10|26|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| South Bohemian
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |{{ill|Jan Bauer (politician)|lt=Jan Bauer|cs|Jan Bauer (politik)}} |ODS |29.1% |{{composition bar|5|13|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Plzeň
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |ODS |26.6% |{{composition bar|4|11|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Karlovy Vary
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |ODS |20.2% |{{composition bar|1|5|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Ústí nad Labem
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |{{ill|Karel Krejza|cs}} |ODS |19.8% |{{composition bar|3|14|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Liberec
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |{{ill|Petr Beitl|cs}} |ODS |22.8% |{{composition bar|2|8|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Hradec Králové
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |{{ill|Ivan Adamec|cs}} |ODS |28.6% |{{composition bar|4|11|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Pardubice
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|TOP 09}};" | |28.5% |{{composition bar|4|10|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Vysočina
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};" | |28.0% |{{composition bar|4|10|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| South Moravian
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |ODS |30.0% |{{composition bar|9|23|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Olomouc
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};" | |24.5% |{{composition bar|4|12|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Zlín
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};" | |27.8% |{{composition bar|4|12|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
| Moravian-Silesian
| style="width:2px;background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" | |ODS |20.6% |{{composition bar|6|22|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
Election results
=Chamber of Deputies=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year ! Leader ! Vote ! Vote % ! Seats ! +/- ! Place ! Position |
| 2021
| 1,493,905 | 27.79 | {{Composition bar|71|200|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | {{increase}} 29 | 1st | {{yes|Government}} |
|---|
=Senate=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan=2|Election
!rowspan=2|Candidates !colspan=4|First round !colspan=3|Second round !rowspan=2|Seats !rowspan=2|Total Seats !rowspan=2|Notes |
|---|
| Votes
!% !Runners-up !Place* !Votes !% !Place* |
| align=left|2022
| 31 |360,539 |32.40 | {{Composition bar|19|27|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | 1st | 233,294 | 47.80 | 1st | {{Composition bar|19|27|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | {{Composition bar|42|81|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | Including Tábor 2020 candidate who ran under Spolu. |
=Presidential=
| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center"
!width="120" rowspan="2"|Election !width="180" rowspan="2" colspan=2|Candidate !width="200" colspan=3|First round result !width="200" colspan=3|Second round result |
| width="100"|Votes
!width="100"|% !Result !width="100"|Votes !width="100"|% !Result |
|---|
| rowspan=3 |2023{{efn|The coalition supported 3 independent candidates for this election.}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" width="2px"| | 1,975,056 | 35.40 | {{depends|1st place}} | 3,358,926 | 58.33 | {{yes|Won}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" width="2px"|
| 777,080 | 13.93 | {{no|3rd place}} | colspan=3 |supported Petr Pavel |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" width="2px"|
| 376,705 | 6.75 | {{no|4th place}} | colspan=3 |supported Petr Pavel |
{{Notelist}}
= European Parliament =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Election ! List leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! EP Group |
| 2024
| 661,250 | 22.25 (#2) | {{Composition bar|6|21|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | New |
|---|
=Local election=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year ! Vote ! Vote % ! Place ! Seats |
| 2022
| 13,362,433 | 21.76 | 1st | {{Composition bar|5974|61780|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} |
|---|
= Prague municipal elections =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Leader ! Vote ! Vote % ! Seats ! +/− ! Place ! Position |
|---|
| 2022
| 5,828,523 | 24.7 | {{Composition bar|19|65|hex={{party color|SPOLU (Czech Republic)}}}} | {{decrease}}4 | 1st | {{yes|Coalition}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Civic Democratic Party (ODS)}}
{{Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}
{{TOP 09}}
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