Špidla launches New Social Democracy, begins collecting…

Špidla launches New Social Democracy, begins collecting signatures

01.05.2026 23:00 HotInfo

Former Prime Minister and MEP Vladimír Špidla, together with colleagues, launched on Friday, Labour Day, a public collection of signatures for the registration of a new political party called the New Social Democracy. The signature collection took place on Prague's Střelecký Island, where May Day celebrations traditionally take place. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗

The New Social Democracy is to be founded on left-wing principles and the original ideas of social democracy. According to Špidla, this initiative is a response to a situation he perceives as an unjust society with dominant right-wing politics. The former prime minister emphasizes the need to change the current conditions and to talk about reformulating the concept of work in the Czech Republic. ekonomickydenik.cz ↗

Špidla criticizes the current state as a cruel and class-based system, which in his view destroys young people's chances of owning their own housing and worsens quality of life. Pensioner Špidla decided to return to politics after having held various positions, including prime minister and later European commissioner. The initiative to found the new party is also supported by other former members of the Social Democracy. seznamzpravy.cz ↗

To register the party, a certain number of signatures from citizens must be collected. The founding of the New Social Democracy symbolically tied in with the May Day celebrations and the traditions associated with Labour Day, which was meant to underscore the new party's focus on social and labor issues. lidovky.cz ↗

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