2009 TOP 09 leadership election

28 November 2009

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Nominee	Karel Schwarzenberg
Party	TOP 09
Electoral vote	163
Percentage	99.4%

Elected Leader of TOP 09

Karel Schwarzenberg

The first leadership election was held in the TOP 09 party in the Czech Republic on 28 November 2009. Karel Schwarzenberg became party's leader.

Background

During 2009, Miroslav Kalousek left Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and decided to form a new party called TOP 09^[1] He managed to attract some personas from other parties. It included Senator Karel Schwarzenberg who was speculated to be a possible candidate for party's leader.^[2]

Results

Party's assembly was held on 28 November 2009. Schwarzenberg was introduced as the only candidate for the leader of TOP 09. 164 delegates were allowed to vote, including Schwarzenberg. Schwarzenberg refused to vote in the election and received 163 votes.^[3]^[4] Schwarzenberg became icon of the party and many delegates looked up to him with much admiration.^[5]^[6]

Candidate	Votes	%
Karel Schwarzenberg	163	99.4
Invalid	1	0.6
Total	164	100

References

^ "TOP 09. Tak se může jmenovat Kalouskova strana". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "Kalouskova TOP 09: kníže Schwarzenberg a staré tváře". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "Jednomyslná TOP 09. Zvolila lídry Schwarzenberga a Kalouska". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "Volba předsedy, místopředsedů a předsednictva strany TOP 09" (in Czech). 28 November 2009.
^ "Kalouskův guláš s pivem Schwarzenberg mám obden, smál se Kalousek". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "Schwarzenbergův ležák a Kalouskův guláš. Dvojice ovládla sněm TOP 09". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.