Vit Jedlicka has been actively involved with the Liberty movement since his university days. He  a founding member of the Czech Libertarian Free Citizens Party and started libertarian educational NGOs Reformy.cz and Zlatainiciativa.cz, whose video channels have in excess of 18 million views. Vit considers himself a Frédéric Bastiat influenced libertarian. He founded the Free Republic of Liberland on 7km2 of land sitting between Croatia and Serbia and was elected its first President. Since the formation of Liberland, close to half a million individuals have applied or registered for citizenship. Liberland's constitution is based on libertarian ideals and values of minimum government intervention with the maximum amount of freedom granted to its citizens.