2024 Civic Democratic Party leadership election
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The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) held a leadership election on 13 April 2024. Petr Fiala was reelected for sixth term which is to expire in 2024. Fiala is to become longest serving leader of ODS in 2025.[1]
Background
Petr Fiala has been the leader of the party since 2014. Party formed an electoral alliance with KDU-ČSL and TOP 09,[2] under the name SPOLU.[3] SPOLU received 27.8% of votes in the 2021 Czech legislative election and finished first. As a result, Fiala became Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,[4] and subsequently confirmed his candidacy.[5] Fiala was then confirmed as a leader of the party in 2022 leadership election.
Election was set to be held in Ostrava on 13 April 2024.[6] Fiala is the sole candidate who received nominations from all regional organisations.[7] If Fiala gets reelected he can become longest serving leader of the party.[8]
Candidates
- Petr Fiala, the incumbent leader.
Voting
Voting is held in Clarion Hotel, Ostrava. 539 delegates are allowed to vote. The incumbent leader Fiala runs unopposed. Fiala stated that he doesn't intend to leave the couhntry for populists and extremists.[9] Fiala received 424 votes from 523 delegates and was elected for his sixth term.[10]
Candidate | Vote | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Petr Fiala | 424 | 81.07% | |
Against | 77 | 14.72% | |
Invalid | 22 | 4.21% |
References
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (13 April 2024). "ODS pošesté zvolila lídrem Fialu. Řekl, že nechce nechat zemi populistům". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Dostál, Vratislav. "Nevýrazná ODS stagnuje. Slučování pravice je z nouze ctnost s nejistým výsledkem". info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Bican, Jaroslav. "Poškozuje to Petra Fialu, celou stranu i naši demokracii. Zveličování odporu ke koalici SPOLU v ODS nikam nevede". forum24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Úspěšný "projekt Fiala". Jak se z akademika stal kandidát na premiéra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "ODS, ANO, Piráty a lidovce čeká příští rok volba vedení. Kandidáti se již hlásí". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Fiala bude popáté obhajovat mandát předsedy ODS, minule získal plný počet hlasů". České noviny. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Součková, Kateřina (12 April 2024). "Do Ostravy zavítají hvězdy ODS. Premiér Fiala bude obhajovat předsednický mandát". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (12 April 2024). "Fiala má šanci, že překoná zakladatele ODS Klause a bude nejdéle předsedou". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (13 April 2024). "Nemám vůbec v úmyslu nechat tuto zemi populistům a extrémistům, řekl Fiala". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Menšík, Jan; Brodníčková, Karolina (13 April 2024). "Fiala jednoznačně obhájil post předsedy ODS". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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