Liberal-Environmental Party
Liberal Environmental Party (Czech: Liberálně-ekologická strana, LES) is a green-liberal political party in the Czech Republic. It was established by Martin Bursík as a split from Green Party. The party is pro-European and supports Václav Havel's legacy.[2]
Liberal Environmental Party  Liberálně-ekologická strana  | |
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| Leader | Džamila Stehlíková | 
| Deputy Leader | Ladislav Miko | 
| Founder | Martin Bursík | 
| Founded | 2013[1] | 
| Split from | Green Party | 
| Headquarters | Prague | 
| Ideology | Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism  | 
| Political position | Centre | 
| National affiliation | TOP 09 | 
| Colours |   Garganey Blue  | 
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 200 
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| Senate | 0 / 81 
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| Regional Councils | 0 / 45 
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| Local Councils | 0 / 62,300 
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| Website | |
| http://www.stranales.cz | |
History
    
The LES participated in the 2014 European Parliament election but failed to win any seats, receiving 7544 votes (0.49%).[3]
The party announced on 12 July 2017 that it would participate in the 2017 legislative election on the electoral lists of TOP 09.[4]
Electoral results
    
    European parliament
    
| Year | Vote | Vote % | Seats | Place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 514 | 0.49 | 0 | 16th | 
Footnotes
    
- Kopecký, Josef (27 August 2013). "Bursík zakládá novou stranu LES, podpořili ho Švejnar i Horáček". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
 - "Martin Bursík o LESu: Jsme pravdoláskaři s ekologickým akcentem - Ekolist.cz". Ekolist.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
 - "Výprask známých tváří: John prohrál s Paroubkem, Bursík s Antibursíkem | Domov". Lidovky.cz. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
 - "TOP 09 půjde do voleb ve spolupráci s Bursíkovou LES". TÝDEN.cz. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
 
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