2010 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election

2010 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election

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Candidate Pavel Bělobrádek Michaela Šojdrová Ludvík Hovorka Electoral vote 280 84 41 Percentage 65.9% 19.8% 9.6%   Candidate Jaroslav Orel Electoral vote 20 Percentage 4.7%

leader of KDU-ČSL before election Michaela Šojdrová (acting) Elected leader of KDU-ČSL Pavel Bělobrádek

A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 20 November 2010. Pavel Bělobrádek was elected leader of the party.^[1]

Background

The election was held as a result of party's defeat in the 2010 legislative elections, in which the KDU-ČSL received less than 5% of the vote and failed to pass the electoral threshold. Then-leader Cyril Svoboda resigned and the party was temporarily headed by Michaela Šojdrová until the leadership election was held.^[2] Šojdrová originally did not plan to participate in the election,^[3] but later changed her mind and announced her candidature on 10 November 2010.^[4] Pavel Bělobrádek became his main rival. Other candidates were Jaroslav Orel and Jiřina Štouračová; Jiří Carbol also ran, but withdrew before voting began. A total of 459 delegates were allowed to vote.^[5]

Results

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