| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Native Name: | Liberálně demokratická strana |
| Foundation: | 1990 |
| Dissolution: | 1992 |
| Ideology: | Liberalism |
| Merged: | Civic Democratic Alliance |
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Czech: Liberálně demokratická strana; LDS), originally known as the Czechoslovak Democratic Initiative, was a Czechoslovak liberal political party formed on 31 January 1990,[1] shortly after the Velvet Revolution, by Emanuel Mandler (born 1932) and his political group,[2] inspired by the political ideas of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk.[3]
LDS was initially active in the Civic Forum, before splitting from the party after the June 1990 parliamentary elections to work as an separate party.[2] At this point the party had two representatives in the Federal Assembly, five in the Czech National Council, and 25 local branches with a membership of between 1300 and 5000.[4] However, the party struggled to survive outside of Civic Forum, and was dependent on support from the German Free Democratic Party.[4] The party elected a new leader, Viktorie Hradská (born 1944), in November 1991, but soon split, with Hradská's faction soon merging with the Civic Democratic Alliance.[4]
The party was liquidated in 1992.[1]