SNK Union of Independents

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The SNK Union of Independents (Czech official title: SNK sdružení nezávislých), or SNK (from the earlier title Sdružení nezávislých kandidátu - Association of Independent Candidates), was a small (rather conservative and liberal) political party (registered as a movement - hnutí by the Czech legislative) in Czech Republic, led by Igor Petrov, the Mayor of the City of Třinec.

It was founded in 2000 in order to help various non-party affiliated town mayors to take part in regional assembly elections. Later it won two seats in the Senate elections in 2002.

In the 2004 European Parliament Election it stood on a joint ticket with the European Democrats which gained 11 % of the vote and elected three MEPs, two of whom are members of the SNK.

In February 2006 the non-parliamentary parties SNK and "European Democrats (ED)" merged. The unified party, led by former Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec, is called "SNK European Democrats (SNK ED)". The pro-european and liberal-conservative SNK-ED is represented by three deputies in the European Parliament.

Election results

• 2002 Chamber of Deputies: 2,78 % - no seat
• 2002 Senate: SNK - 2 seats
• 2004 Senate: SNK - 1 seat
• 2004 European Parliament: in coalition with ED - 11,02 % - 3 seats

See also

• List of political parties in the Czech Republic
• SNK European Democrats

Political Parties in the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies:  (2006)	Civic Democratic Party (81) | Czech Social Democratic Party (74) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (26) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (13) | Green Party (6)
Senate:  ()	Civic Democratic Party (36) | Czech Social Democratic Party (7) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (6) | Union of Independents (3) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (2) | Independents Movement (2) | independent candidates (2) | European Democrats (1) | Freedom Union - Democratic Union (1) | coalition of Freedom Union - Democratic Union and Civic Democratic Alliance (1) | Green Party (1) | Liberal Reform Party (1) | Movement of independents for harmonious development of communes and towns (1) | Path of Change (1)
European Parliament:  (2004)	Civic Democratic Party (9) | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (6) | Union of Independents (2) and European Democrats (1) = (3) | Czech Social Democratic Party (2) | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (2) | Independent Democrats (1) | independent (1)
(latest elections)	(seats) [source]

 

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