= Old Czech Party = The '''Old Czech Party''' (''Staročeši''), officially named the '''National Party''' (''Národní strana''), was one of the first Czech [[Czechia/PoliticalParties|political parties]]. <> ---- == Platform == ---- == History == The Old Czech Party emerged from the [[Austria/Democratization#Revolutions_of_1848|revolutions of 1848]]. The party was defined by Czech self rule and ideals of passive resistance. The members would boycott the [[Austria/Democratization#February_Patent|reichsrat]]. The [[Czechia/YoungCzechParty|Young Czechs]] broke from the party in 1868 when seven members abandoned the boycott. The more progressive [[Czechia/CzechRealistParty|Realists]] broke from both of these parties in 1899 and 1900. The Old Czechs and Young Czechs re-merged in 1918 when the [[Czechia/CzechoslovakNationalDemocraticParty|Czechoslovak National Democratic Party]] formed. ---- == Leaders == ---- CategoryRicottone