Country: | the Czech Republic |
Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland | |
Native Name: | Blok proti islamizaci – Obrana domova |
Abbreviation: | BPI |
Founded: | 6 May 2003 |
Dissolved: | 12 December 2023 |
Headquarters: | Znojemská 2380/82, Jihlava |
Ideology: | Anti-Islam[1] Nationalism Euroscepticism[2] |
Position: | Far-right[3] |
Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland[4] (previously known as the Free Citizens (cs|Svobodní),[5] [6] Party for Dignified Life (cs|SDŽ – Strana Důstojného Života) and Home (cs|DOMOV)[7] [8] was an anti-Islam[9] political party in the Czech Republic founded in 2003 by Eva Morávková who became the party's first chairwoman.
In 2007, a former Czech Social Democratic Party MP Jana Volfová became party chair and the party was renamed to the Party for Dignified Life.[10] Vice chairs were Eva Morávková, Daniel Bernard, Marie Paukejová, Marcela Kozerová, Miroslav Neubert, and Vladimír Pelc.[11] Former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman was nomited party's patron.[12]
In 2014, the party was renamed to DOMOV (coming from Democracy – Responsibility – Morality – Courage – Patriotism (cs|Demokracie – Odpovědnost – Morálka – Odvaha – Vlastenectví), meaning Home). David Štěpán became the party chair after Jana Volfová became chair of Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc.
In 2016, the party was renamed to Bloc Against Islamization – Defence of the Homeland. It was dissolved in December 2023.[13]
Year | Leader | Votes | Seats | Position | ||||
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No. | % | No. | ± | Size | ||||
2010 | Jana Bobošíková | 192,145 | 3.67 | 0 | 8th | No seats | ||
Ran on Sovereignty – Party of Common Sense list, which won 0 seats in total | ||||||||
2017 | Jana Borkovcová | 5,077 | 0.10 | 0 | 20th | No seats |