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{{Infobox political party
|country = the Czech Republic
|name = Civic Democratic Alliance
|leader = 
|foundation = 5 March 1990
|dissolved = 13 July 2007
|native_name   = {{nowrap|Občanská demokratická aliance}}
|colorcode     = {{party color|Civic Democratic Alliance}}
|logo = File:ODA-Logo_(Tschechien).png
|predecessor = [[Civic Forum]]
|ideology = [[Conservative liberalism]]
|position = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]
|youth_wing    = Conservative Club of Young
|membership_year = 2007
|membership     = 300<ref>{{cite web|title=Výslech předsedkyně ODA - On-line rozhovor - iDNES.cz|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/odpovedi.aspx?t=NOVAKOVA|website=Lidovky.cz|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>
|newspaper    = Zpravodaj
|international = 
|european = [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party|European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party]]
|europarl =
|colours = Blue
|headquarters = U Společenské zahrady 6
140 00 Prague 4
|website = 
}}
{{Politics of the Czech Republic}}
The '''Civic Democratic Alliance''' ({{lang-cs|Občanská demokratická aliance}}, ODA) was a [[Conservative liberalism|conservative-liberal]]<ref name="Slomp2000">{{cite book|author=Hans Slomp|title=European Politics Into the Twenty-first Century: Integration and Division|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIJH_mHgI68C&pg=PA55|year=2000|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-275-96800-7|page=55}}</ref><ref name="Buksiński2009">{{cite book|author=Tadeusz Buksiński|title=Democracy in Western and Postcommunist Countries: Twenty Years After the Fall of Communism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bP5FC_sK-hAC&pg=PA240|year=2009|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-3-631-58543-6|page=240}}</ref> [[list of political parties in the Czech Republic|political party in the Czech Republic]], active between 1989 (founded shortly after the [[Velvet revolution]]) and 2007. The ODA was part of government coalitions until 1997 and participated in transformation of the Czech economy. The party was supported by president [[Václav Havel]] who voted for it in 1992 and 1996 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Před 25 lety vznikla strana ODA. Vzpomínáte na Kalvodu, Dlouhého, Žantovského?|url=http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/-Pred-25-lety-vznikla-strana-ODA-Vzpominate-na-Kalvodu-Dlouheho-Zantovskeho-350364|website=www.parlamentnilisty.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The ODA was established in 1989 by a group of intellectuals as a [[conservative liberalism|conservative-liberal]] party, based on ideas often expressed in [[The Salisbury Review]]. The other motive was personal antipathy to [[Václav Klaus]] and his party [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Civic Democratic Party]] (ODS).

In [[1992 Czech legislative election|1992 legislative election]], ODA obtained over 300,000 votes (5,93 per cent of all votes) and gained 14 seats in Czech National Council. It became part of right-wing coalition (First government of [[Václav Klaus]]) together with the ODS, [[Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party|Christian and Democratic Union]] (KDU–ČSL) and [[Christian Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Christian Democratic Party]] (KDS).

In [[1996 Czech legislative election|1996 legislative election]], the ODA obtained 6.36 per cent of votes and again formed coalition with the ODS and KDU–ČSL (the second government of Václav Klaus). However, this government didn't manage to form majority in the Chamber of Deputies and so was depending on toleration of the centre-left [[Czech Social Democratic Party]] (ČSSD) (government disposed of 99 deputies out of 200, social democrats of 61 deputies and non-system parties of 40 deputies). Following financial scandals of the ODS, the coalition fell apart. Both the ODS and KDU-ČSL participated in caretaker government of [[Josef Tošovský]].

It didn't participate in [[1998 Czech legislative election|1998 legislative election]], in order ''"to not split votes on the right-wing"''. The ODA formed the [[Four-Coalition]] with the KDU–ČSL, [[Freedom Union – Democratic Union|Freedom Union]] and [[Freedom Union – Democratic Union|Democratic Union]] in opposition to the grand coalition of the centre-right ODS and centre-left ČSSD. However, the ODA became the coalition's weakest member, and after its funding problems came to light, it ceased to take part in the Czech political scene. It only had one senator, [[Karel Schwarzenberg]] (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic since 2007). The party ceased activity on 31 December 2007.

Czech billionaire Pavel Sehnal announced in December 2016 that he established a new Civic Democratic Alliance. Leaders of the original ODA weren't involved with the new party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miliardář Sehnal obnovuje ODA. Kdysi slavná značka se vrací - Seznam Zprávy|url=https://www.seznam.cz/zpravy/clanek/miliardar-sehnal-obnovuje-oda-kdysi-slavna-znacka-se-vraci-7945|website=www.seznam.cz|accessdate=28 December 2016|archive-date=29 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229033232/https://www.seznam.cz/zpravy/clanek/miliardar-sehnal-obnovuje-oda-kdysi-slavna-znacka-se-vraci-7945|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Election results==

===Chamber of Deputies===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Vote
! Vote %
! Seats
! Place
! Govt?
|-
| [[1990 Czech legislative election|1990]]
| ...
| ...
| {{Composition bar|11|200|hex=#0000FF}}<ref>elected as candidates of Civic Forum</ref>
| 6th
| style="background-color:#77EE77" | Yes
|-
| [[1992 Czech legislative election|1992]]
| 383,705
| 5.93%
| {{Composition bar|14|200|hex=#0000FF}}
| 7th
| style="background-color:#77EE77" | Yes
|-
| [[1996 Czech legislative election|1996]]
| 385,369
| 6.36%
| {{Composition bar|13|200|hex=#0000FF}}
| 6th
| style="background-color:#77EE77" | Yes
|-
| [[1998 Czech legislative election|1998]]
| did not contest
|...
|...
|...
| style="background-color:#EE7777" | No
|-
| [[2002 Czech legislative election|2002]]
| 24,278
| 0.5%
| {{Composition bar|0|200|hex=#0000FF}}
| 13th
| style="background-color:#EE7777" | No
|}

'''Seats in the Chamber of Deputies'''
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===Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Seats
|-
|[[1996 Czech Senate election|1996]]
| {{Composition bar|7|81|hex=#0000FF}}
|-
|[[1998 Czech Senate election|1998]]
| {{Composition bar|4|27|hex=#0000FF}}
|-
|[[2000 Czech Senate election|2000]]
| {{Composition bar|1|27|hex=#0000FF}}
|-
|[[2002 Czech Senate election|2002]]
| {{Composition bar|0|27|hex=#0000FF}}
|-
|[[2004 Czech Senate election|2004]]
| {{Composition bar|1|27|hex=#0000FF}}
|-
|[[2006 Czech Senate election|2006]]
| {{Composition bar|0|27|hex=#0000FF}}
|}
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===Presidential===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="120" rowspan="2"|Indirect Election
!width="180" rowspan="2" colspan=2|Candidate
!width="200" colspan=3|First round result
!width="200" colspan=3|Second round result
!width="200" colspan=3|Third round result
|-
!width="100"|Votes
!width="100"|%Votes
!Result
!width="100"|Votes
!width="100"|%Votes
!Result
!width="100"|Votes
!width="100"|%Votes
!Result
|-
|[[1993 Czech presidential election|1993]]
| bgcolor="grey" |
| [[Václav Havel]]
| 109
| 63.37
| {{yes2|Won}}
|colspan=6 align=center|—
|-
|[[1998 Czech presidential election|1998]]
| bgcolor="grey" |
| [[Václav Havel]]
| 130
| 70.65
| {{depends|Runner-up}}
| 146
| 52.3
| {{yes2|Won}}
|colspan=3 align=center|—
|}

===European Parliament===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Vote
! Vote %
! Seats
|-
| [[2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic|2004]]
| 39 655
| 1.69%
| 0
|}

==Leaders==
* [[Pavel Bratinka]] (1989-1992)
* [[Jan Kalvoda]] (1992-1997)
* [[Michael Žantovský]] (1997)
* [[Jiří Skalický]] (1997-1998)
* [[Daniel Kroupa]] (1998-2001)
* [[Michael Žantovský]] (2001-2002)
* [[Jiřina Nováková]] (2002-2007)

==See also==
*[[Liberalism]]
*[[Liberalism worldwide]]
*[[List of liberal parties]]
*[[Liberalism in the Czech lands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.oda.cz/ Civic Democratic Alliance] official site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050321042209/http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/Slavonic/staff/ODA.html Short history in narrative form (in Czech)]
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