2024 ANO 2011 leadership election

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Candidate	Andrej Babiš
Electoral vote	88
Percentage	89.8%

leader of ANO 2011 before election

Andrej Babiš

Elected leader of ANO 2011

Andrej Babiš

The next leadership election for ANO 2011 is expected to be held in 2024. The incumbent leader Andrej Babiš previously stated that he won't run for another term in 2024 but eventually changed his mind.^[2]^[3]

Background

Andrej Babiš led the party since establishment of the party in 2011.^[4] Last leadership election was held on 12 February 2022 with Babiš being reelected. Babiš announced during his speech that ANO 2011 has to look for his successor: "In 2024, you must elect a new chairman who will become the new face and new leader of our movement and lead ANO 2011 to the next legislative elections in 2025."^[5] CNN Prima News reported that members of the party have already started looking for Babiš' successor with Karel Havlíček and Ivo Vondrák being main candidates.^[6] Vondrák himself confirmed his intention to succeed Babiš in 2024.^[7] Various media also speculated that election might be held sooner than 2024 due to potential Babiš' candidacy in 2023 Czech presidential election.^[8]

Following 2023 Czech presidential election, Novinky.cz reported that sources from within the party stated that Babiš intends for Karel Havlíček to become his successor.^[9] On 8 February 2023, Babiš announced that Havlíček will become Shadow Prime Minister in the Shadow Cabinet of ANO 2011.^[10] On 24 February 2023 Vondrák left ANO 2011 and thus became ineligible to run.^[11]

On 29 October 2023, Babiš announced that he will seek reelection despite his previous claims.^[12]

Potential candidates

Andrej Babiš, the incumbent leader stated that he won't run but some political scientists such as Jiří Pehe believe that he will change his mind.^[13] On 21 September 2022 Babiš stated that he might eventually run for leadership in 2024 despite ruling it out previously.^[14]
Karel Havlíček, MP and former Minister of Industry and Trade and former Minister of Transport.

Voting

98 delegates were allowed to vote. Babiš was the only candidate. Babiš received 88 votes and thus was reelected.^[15]

Result
Candidate	Votes	%
Andrej Babiš	88	89.8%
Abstained	9	9.18%
Against	1	1.02%

References

^ "Sněm, co nic nezmění. Skutečnou proměnu ANO už spustil "Babišův triumvirát"". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Překvapení se nekoná, v čele ANO zůstává Babiš. Naposledy". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Babiš v roce 2024 už nebude kandidovat na předsedu hnutí ANO". denikn.cz (in Czech). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "ANO znovu zvolilo Babiše předsedou. Sto procent tentokrát neměl". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Očekávaný triumf. Babiše znovu zvolili šéfem ANO. Ztratil ale šest procent". Seznam Zprávy. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "ANO hledá Babišova nástupce: Jde o přežití. Ukáže se, jak jsme bez předsedy silní, zní z partaje". cnn.iprima.cz (in Czech). Prima F. T. V. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Vondrák: Mám ambici Babiše za čas nahradit v čele ANO". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Babiš hledá svého nástupce v čele ANO". echo24.cz (in Czech). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ Danda, Oldřich. "Babišův plán: poslanec do jara, zklidnit ANO a rozjet kampaň". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ Kopecký, Josef (8 February 2023). "Babiš povede ANO v pozadí, vidět budou Schillerová a šéf stínové vlády Havlíček". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Vondrák opustil ANO, hejtmanem chce ale zůstat". Seznam Zprávy. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Menšík, Jan. "Babiš hodlá znovu kandidovat na šéfa ANO. Původně sliboval, že už nebude". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ Pehe, Jiří (15 July 2022). "Jiří Pehe: Odcházení a neodcházení Andreje Babiše". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Chci být opět premiérem, můj soud už lidi nezajímá, říká Babiš". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ Gavenda, Jaroslav; Stuchlíková, Lucie (10 February 2024). "Babiš obhájil post šéfa ANO. "Zvolili jste si práci, dřinu a tah na branku"". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 10 February 2024.