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The Civic Forum (Czech: Občanské fórum, OF) was a political movement in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, established during the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The corresponding movement in Slovakia was called Public Against Violence (Slovak: Verejnosť proti násiliu - VPN).
A leadership election for the Civic Forum party was held in Czechoslovakia on 13 October 1990. Václav Klaus was elected the leader of the party, defeating Martin Palouš . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Election was held in Hostivař.
It was supported by 90 members of the Federal assembly. The club's goal was to prevent the Civic Forum from becoming a right-wing party. It wanted it to remain a revolutionary big tent movement. Conflicts within the Civic Forum led to its dissolution in February 1991. Liberal Club then became Civic Movement [3] [4]
The Czech wing, Civic Forum (OF), won 68 of the 150 seats in the House of the People and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations, whilst its Slovak counterpart, Public Against Violence (VPN), won 19 seats in the House of the People and 33 in the House of Nations.
Civic Forum (1989–1990) Jan Urban (born 27 March 1951) is a Czech journalist, lecturer and former politician. He is known for leading the Civic Forum movement to victory in the 1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election , the first free elections in Czechoslovakia in 44 years.
The first free elections in Czechoslovakia since 1946 took place in June 1990 without incident and with more than 95% of the population voting. As anticipated, Civic Forum and Public Against Violence won landslide victories in their respective republics and gained a comfortable majority in the federal parliament.
The Civic Movement (Czech: Občanské hnutí, OH) was a liberal political party based in the Czech Republic, which existed from 1991 to 1995.The party was established after the break-up of Civic Forum by the liberal wing of Civic Forum, while the conservative wing established the Civic Democratic Party. [2]
Civic Forum and Public Against Violence (political movements that played major role in the revolution) Dissolution of Czechoslovakia (peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia a few years later in 1993) Eastern Bloc emigration and defection; Civil resistance; Revolutions of 1989; Monday demonstrations in East Germany; Armenian Velvet Revolution