The movement STAN (Mayors and Independents) is a movement that is ideologically profiled as centre-right with an emphasis on transparency, the fight against corruption and support for European integration. Vít Rakušan has been the chairman since April 2019.
Regional and senate elections 2024
The party failed to defend its positions in the Central Bohemia and Olomouc regions, where the movement’s governors were active during the last election period. Within the entire republic, they finished in 3rd place with a gain of 38 mandates. They have other mandates within coalitions.
In June 2024, the Mayors ran for the European Parliament, the candidate was led by Danuše Nerudová. Group yourself with 8.70% of the votes, it earned fifth place and 2 mandates in the European Parliamentapart from Nerudová also for Jan Farský.
Compared to the previous European elections in 2019, where the movement still ran with TOP 09, it won an additional mandate, but the party generally described the result as a failure. On the one hand, because of the low position, especially because of the loss with Psiraha and Motoristy led by Filip Turk, against whom the Starostov were most determined.
Elections to the European Parliament 2024
The Elders and Independents Movement (STAN) originally focused mainly on municipal politics. Achievements to date include participation in several government-level coalitions and significant representation in regional and local governments. After long-term cooperation with TOP 09, in 2017 he managed to break into the House of Representatives with six deputies as an independent group, and won 33 mandates in the 2021 elections, but this time in a coalition with the Pirates.
Program STAN
- support of self-government, a state functioning “from below”.
- strengthening EU cooperation
- social assistance within municipalities
- decentralization of power
- responsible management, market principles supplemented with a social accent
