Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland

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Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland[4] (previously known as the Free Citizens (Czech: Svobodní),[Note 1][5] Party for Dignified Life (Czech: SDŽ – Strana Důstojného Života) and Home (Czech: DOMOV)[Note 2][6] was an anti-Islam[7] political party in the Czech Republic founded in 2003 by Eva Morávková who became the party's first chairwoman.[4]

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Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland
Blok proti islamizaci – Obrana domova
AbbreviationBPI
Founded6 May 2003
Dissolved12 December 2023
HeadquartersZnojemská 2380/82, Jihlava
IdeologyAnti-Islam[1]
Nationalism
Euroscepticism[2]
Political positionFar-right[3]
Colours
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In 2007, a former Czech Social Democratic Party MP Jana Volfová became party chair and the party was renamed to the Party for Dignified Life.[8] Vice chairs were Eva Morávková, Daniel Bernard, Marie Paukejová, Marcela Kozerová, Miroslav Neubert, and Vladimír Pelc.[9] Former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman was nomited party's patron.[10]

In 2014, the party was renamed to DOMOV (coming from Democracy – Responsibility – Morality – Courage – Patriotism (Czech: Demokracie – Odpovědnost – Morálka – Odvaha – Vlastenectví), meaning Home). David Štěpán became the party chair after Jana Volfová became chair of Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc.[4]

In 2016, the party was renamed to Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland.[4] It was dissolved in December 2023.[11]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

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Year Leader Votes Seats Position
No.  % No. ± Size
2010 Jana Bobošíková 192,145 3.67
0 / 200
Steady 0 8th No seats
Ran on Sovereignty – Party of Common Sense list, which won 0 seats in total
2017 Jana Borkovcová 5,077 0.10
0 / 200
Steady 0 20th No seats
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Notes

  1. Not to be confused with the party of the same name, founded in 2009
  2. Not to be confused with the party of the same name, founded in 2019

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