Party of the Democratic Left | |
Native Name: | Strana demokratické levice |
Leader: | Lotar Indruch Josef Mečl Marie Stiborová |
Foundation: | 9 April 1990 |
Dissolution: | 21 June 1997 |
Merged: | Party of Democratic Socialism |
Ideology: | Democratic socialism |
Position: | Centre-left to left-wing |
International: | Socialist International (observer) |
Colours: | Red |
Country: | the Czech Republic |
The Party of the Democratic Left (Czech: Strana demokratické levice, SDL) was a democratic-socialist political party in the Czech Republic from 1990 to 1997.[1]
From 1992 to 1994, SDL was a member of a coalition called Left Bloc (Levý blok) that gained 14.05% in the 1992 Czech legislative election and 14.27% in the 1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election. They did not form a part of the government.
On 21 June 1997, party dissolved and merged into Party of Democratic Socialism.[2]