| Young Populars | |
| Native Name: | Mladí lidovci |
| Regional1 Type: | European |
| Regional1 Name: | Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) |
Youth of the People's Party (YPP, Czech: Mladí lidovci, ML), known also as the Young Populars (YP) is a political youth organisation in the Czech Republic for students and young people from 15 to 35 years of age and is the official youth wing of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, often shortened to Czech: lidovci ('the populars'). YPP was founded in 2012 and has 420 members today. It is based on christian values. The chairwoman of the organisation is Helena Martinková,[1] and the official slogan is "We make the world a better place" .
Youth of the People's Party builds on continuity of the historical organizations of the party such as Young Generation the Czechoslovak People's Party existed in 1927–1938 and Youth of the Czechoslovak People's Party existed in the 1945–1948.
In June 2021, former organisation Young Christian Democrats existed in 1998–2021 merged with the Youth of the People's Party and making it only youth wing of the party.
YPP Chairwoman
YPP First Deputy Chairman for Projects and Finances
YPP Deputy Chairwoman for Communication and PR
YPP Deputy Chairman for External Affairs & International Secretary
YPP Deputy Chairman for Membership
YPP Secretary General
The organisation is active all year round and offers a wide range of events from teambuilding meetings through balls,[2] trips, policy seminars, political workshops, lectures, debates to nationwide conferences.[3] The main goal of all events is personal development of man. The flagship event of the YPP is the Summer Camp, which is held regularly every year.[4]