Independent Democrats | |
Native Name: | Nezávislí demokraté |
Split: | Independents |
Foundation: | 2005 |
Dissolution: | 2015[1] |
Leader: | Vladimír Železný |
Ideology: | Populism Euroscepticism |
European: | Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe |
Country: | the Czech Republic |
Independent Democrats (Czech: Nezávislí demokraté or NEZDEM) was a small populist political party in the Czech Republic. Its founder Vladimír Železný, MEP, was elected its chairman during the party's convention on 6–7 August 2005. It advocates strict immigration policies, the abolition of the Senate, and review of the country's relationship with the European Union.