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Workers' Party of Social Justice

Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti
Workers' Party of Social Justice Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti
Abbreviation	DSSS
Founder	Jan Broj
Founded	January 29, 2004; 20 years ago
Dissolved	October 19, 2024; 2 months ago
Preceded by	Workers' Party (since 2010)
Headquarters	Ciolkovského 853/1; 161 00 Prague
Newspaper	Workers' List
Youth wing	Workers' Youth
Paramilitary wing	Civic Guards
Ideology	Czech nationalism; Neo-Nazism; Social conservatism; Welfare chauvinism; Antiziganism;
Political position	Far-right
Colours	White; Red; Blue
Website
	www.dsss.cz
	Politics of the Czech Republic; Political parties; Elections;

The Workers' Party of Social Justice (Czech: Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti) was a Czech political party, often described as the major far-right extremist party in the Czech Republic. The party was not represented in any legislative body in the Czech Republic and its biggest electoral success has been a gain of 1.14% in the Czech legislative election in 2010. Some of the high-ranking party officials, including a Prague party leader, have been associated with neo-Nazi groups such as Národní odpor, the Czech subsidiary of an international militant neo-Nazi group.^[9]^[10] In spring 2009 the petition for the ban on the party was dismissed by the Czech Supreme Administrative Court,^[11] because, as the presiding judge stated, the applicant (Czech government) didn't manage to provide sufficient evidence in what was seen as a botched application.^[12]^[13] Following violent attacks against Czech minorities by far-right extremists^[14] (such as the Vítkov arson attack of 2009), the government filed a more detailed petition for the ban, which was discussed by the Czech Supreme Court in January and February 2010. The party was banned, making it the first instance of banning a party for its ideology in the modern history of the Czech Republic.^[15] The party was transformed into a "Party of Citizens of the Czech Republic"^[16] and the party was renamed to Workers' Party of Social Justice. The party's program was kept the same with small adjustments.

Ideology and program

The party was formed in 2004 and received less than 1% of the vote in its first election, but shortly afterwards attracted major media attention for organizing riots in quarters of Litvínov with a significant Roma population.^[17]^[18] Afterwards, the party has managed to maintain considerable publicity by organizing a march against homosexuals^[19] in Tábor.

The party then started to emphasize a nationalist dimension of its program, mostly seeking to overhaul what they saw as a favorable treatment of minorities, and engaged in radically anti-communist rhetoric; on the 20th anniversary of the collapse of Communism in Czechoslovakia, the party leader Tomáš Vandas said: "So what is the state of the society nowadays? In one word: tragic. Communists still govern us."^[20]

The party has repeatedly called for the overthrow and subversion of the Czech political system, which the party described both as "liberal"^[21] and "totalitarian".^[22] Its official slogan for the 2009 European elections was "Resist the totalitarian regime".

The party's program included reducing national debt while increasing old age pensions and reducing the retirement age.^[23] Some of the more concrete proposals included restrictions on foreign investment, including a total ban on purchases of real estate by foreign nationals^[23] and nationalization of certain companies.^[24]

The party also wanted to restore the death penalty,^[24] criminalize "sexual deviation", including homosexuality,^[24] abolish registered partnership, reduce rights of criminal defendants^[24] and in some cases create new crimes with a retroactive effect.^[24] Some of the most controversial proposals included marking of ethnicity in ID cards^[25] and giving the police discretion to treat the arrested person inhumanly.^[24]

In international affairs, the party opposed NATO and the European Union, and demanded that the Czech Republic leave those organizations.^[25] The party was strongly anti-American and seemed to be pro-Russian,^[26] going as far as stating that the Czech Republic must "immediately and strongly restore its relations with Russia".^[27] Concerning other matters in international affairs, the chairman of the party arbitration commission congratulated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran after his victory in the 2009 presidential election.^[28]

Election results

Czech legislative election

Year	# of total votes	Vote %
2010	59,888	1.14 (10)
2013	42,906	0.86 (12)
2017	10,402	0.20 (16)

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	EP Group
2014^[a]	Tomáš Vandas	7,902	0.52 (#15)	0 / 22	New	−
2019^[b]	Tomáš Vandas	4,363	0.18 (#23)	0 / 22	0
2024^[c]	Hynek Blaško	14,910	0.50 (#12)	0 / 22	0

^ Run in a joint list with SPE.
^ Run in a joint list with NF.
^ Run as part of the Alliance for the Independence of the Czech Republic.

References

^ "DSSS obnovila činnost svých stranických hlídek". ct24.ceskatelevize.cz. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Mareš, Miroslav (2012). "Right-Wing Extremism in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Lochmannová, Alena; Kolář, Ondřej (2021). Extremism Behind Bars. Plzeň: University of West Bohemia. p. 83. ISBN 9788026110248.
^ Cameron, Rob (4 May 2017). "Photo of Czech girl Scout standing up to skinhead goes viral". BBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ Bardovic, Jaroslav; Mihalik, Jakub (2019). Migration: The Challenge of European States. Stuttgart: ibidem. p. 138. ISBN 9783838213446.
^ Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (2019). Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism: The Dynamics of Delegitimization. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780253038722.
^ Lansford, Tom (2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. New York City: CQ Press. ISBN 9781483371559. Originally formed as the Worker's Party, a far-right grouping led by Tomáš VANDAS
^ Deland, Mats; Minkenberg, Michael; Mays, Christin (2014). In the Tracks of Breivik: Far Right Networks in Northern and Eastern Europe. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 79. ISBN 9783643905420.
^ [1]. Workers' Party election candidates and Nazi symbols (only in Czech, with photographs)
^ [2]. Workers' Party has been taken over by neo-Nazis (only in Czech)
^ [3]. Supreme administrative court judgment, 4.3.2009 (only in Czech)
^ [4]. Top court rejects government's petition to ban extremist Workers' Party
^ [5]. (only in Czech)
^ [6]. Czech Police arrested extremist leaders over Vítkov arson
^ "Soud zrušil Dělnickou stranu. Chtěla rozvrátit stát - Aktuálně.cz". 17 February 2010.
^ "Zakázaná Dělnická strana půjde do voleb, jen pod jinou hlavičkou - Domov". Lidovky.cz. 20 February 2010.
^ [7]. Litvinov has seen a rough fight with the extremists, 15 injured. (only in Czech)
^ [8]. Journalist injured while covering rally
^ [9]. Saturday in Tabor: both gays and extremists (only in Czech)
^ [10]. Speech of the party chairman, November 17, 2009 (only in Czech)
^ [11]. Workers news: "Let's clean up our own country". (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)
^ [12]. Workers news: "Vandas: The post-November regime has discredited itself". (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)
^ ^a ^b [13]. Party program, article III
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f [14]. Party program, article II
^ ^a ^b [15]. Party program, article I
^ [16]. Workers news: "Nobody really wants a change?" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)
^ [17]. Workers news: "Confession of a patriot and a good son of the Homeland" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)
^ [18]. Workers news: "Who do you want to lecture?" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

[29] Run in a joint list with SPE.

[30] Run in a joint list with NF.

[31] Run as part of the Alliance for the Independence of the Czech Republic.

[DSSS_obnovila_činnost_svých_stranických_hlídek-1] "DSSS obnovila činnost svých stranických hlídek". ct24.ceskatelevize.cz. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[Mareš2012-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Mareš, Miroslav (2012). "Right-Wing Extremism in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[LochmannovaKolar2021-3] Lochmannová, Alena; Kolář, Ondřej (2021). Extremism Behind Bars. Plzeň: University of West Bohemia. p. 83. ISBN 9788026110248.

[4] Cameron, Rob (4 May 2017). "Photo of Czech girl Scout standing up to skinhead goes viral". BBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[5] Bardovic, Jaroslav; Mihalik, Jakub (2019). Migration: The Challenge of European States. Stuttgart: ibidem. p. 138. ISBN 9783838213446.

[6] Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (2019). Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism: The Dynamics of Delegitimization. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780253038722.

[7] Lansford, Tom (2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. New York City: CQ Press. ISBN 9781483371559. Originally formed as the Worker's Party, a far-right grouping led by Tomáš VANDAS

[8] Deland, Mats; Minkenberg, Michael; Mays, Christin (2014). In the Tracks of Breivik: Far Right Networks in Northern and Eastern Europe. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 79. ISBN 9783643905420.

[9] [1]. Workers' Party election candidates and Nazi symbols (only in Czech, with photographs)

[10] [2]. Workers' Party has been taken over by neo-Nazis (only in Czech)

[11] [3]. Supreme administrative court judgment, 4.3.2009 (only in Czech)

[12] [4]. Top court rejects government's petition to ban extremist Workers' Party

[13] [5]. (only in Czech)

[14] [6]. Czech Police arrested extremist leaders over Vítkov arson

[15] "Soud zrušil Dělnickou stranu. Chtěla rozvrátit stát - Aktuálně.cz". 17 February 2010.

[16] "Zakázaná Dělnická strana půjde do voleb, jen pod jinou hlavičkou - Domov". Lidovky.cz. 20 February 2010.

[17] [7]. Litvinov has seen a rough fight with the extremists, 15 injured. (only in Czech)

[18] [8]. Journalist injured while covering rally

[19] [9]. Saturday in Tabor: both gays and extremists (only in Czech)

[20] [10]. Speech of the party chairman, November 17, 2009 (only in Czech)

[21] [11]. Workers news: "Let's clean up our own country". (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

[22] [12]. Workers news: "Vandas: The post-November regime has discredited itself". (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

[delnicka-strana.cz-23] [13]. Party program, article III

[ReferenceA-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f [14]. Party program, article II

[ReferenceB-25] [15]. Party program, article I

[26] [16]. Workers news: "Nobody really wants a change?" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

[27] [17]. Workers news: "Confession of a patriot and a good son of the Homeland" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

[28] [18]. Workers news: "Who do you want to lecture?" (Official party newspaper, only in Czech)

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Workers' Party of Social Justice

Ideology and program

Election results

Czech legislative election

European Parliament

References

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