Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

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centre-right political party liberal-conservative party political party

The Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) is a major centre-right, liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, historically associated with Václav Klaus and significant in the country’s post-communist politics.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Civic Democratic Party	26
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) canonical	4
Občanská demokratická strana	4
Czech Civic Democratic Party Eurosceptic wing	1
Mladí občanští demokraté	1
split into Civic Democratic Party	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T149166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
Context triple: [European Conservatives and Reformists Party, hasMemberParty, Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)]

A. Czechoslovak Communist Party
The Czechoslovak Communist Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist political party that controlled Czechoslovakia during its socialist period within the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc.
B. European Conservatives and Reformists Party
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party is a centre-right, Eurosceptic political party at the European level that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
C. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a major Dutch liberal-conservative political party that has prominently led several governments in the Netherlands, including under Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
D. Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
E. State Council of Czechoslovakia
The State Council of Czechoslovakia was the advisory and quasi-parliamentary body that represented Czechoslovak political interests within the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
Target entity description: The Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) is a major centre-right, liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, historically associated with Václav Klaus and significant in the country’s post-communist politics.

A. Czechoslovak Communist Party
The Czechoslovak Communist Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist political party that controlled Czechoslovakia during its socialist period within the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc.
B. European Conservatives and Reformists Party
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party is a centre-right, Eurosceptic political party at the European level that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
C. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a major Dutch liberal-conservative political party that has prominently led several governments in the Netherlands, including under Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
D. Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
E. State Council of Czechoslovakia
The State Council of Czechoslovakia was the advisory and quasi-parliamentary body that represented Czechoslovak political interests within the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	centre-right political party ⓘ liberal-conservative party ⓘ political party ⓘ
country	Czech Republic ⓘ
electoralStronghold	Central Bohemian Region ⓘ Prague ⓘ
foundedBy	Václav Klaus ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	ODS ⓘ
hasChairperson	Petr Fiala ⓘ
hasLeader	Petr Fiala ⓘ
hasNotableMember	Mirek Topolánek ⓘ Petr Fiala ⓘ Petr Nečas ⓘ Václav Klaus ⓘ
hasSisterParty	Civic Democratic Party (Slovakia) ⓘ Conservative Party (United Kingdom) ⓘ linked to: Conservative Party (UK)
hasStudentWing	Mladí občanští demokraté ⓘ linked to: Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
hasYouthWing	Young Conservatives (Czech Republic) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Prague ⓘ
historicalRole	major party in post-communist Czech politics ⓘ
ideology	conservatism ⓘ economic liberalism ⓘ euroscepticism ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
languageOfName	Czech ⓘ
memberOf	Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe ⓘ linked to: European Conservatives and Reformists Party European Conservatives and Reformists Party ⓘ International Democrat Union ⓘ
nativeName	Občanská demokratická strana ⓘ linked to: Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)
operatesIn	multi-party system of the Czech Republic ⓘ
opposes	federalization of the European Union ⓘ
originatedFrom	split of Civic Forum in 1991 ⓘ
partyColor	blue ⓘ
politicalPosition	centre-right ⓘ
precededBy	Civic Forum ⓘ
representedIn	Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic ⓘ
shortName	ODS ⓘ
supportedGovernmentOf	Mirek Topolánek ⓘ Petr Fiala ⓘ Petr Nečas ⓘ Václav Klaus ⓘ
supports	NATO membership of the Czech Republic ⓘ flat tax principles ⓘ free market economy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited