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The Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) leadership election of 2021 was held on 4 December 2021. Tomio Okamura was elected for third term. [1]
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The Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) leadership election of 2021 was held on 4 December 2021. Tomio Okamura was elected for third term. [1]
Tomio Okamura founded the party in 2015 after he split from Dawn. He was elected party's leader the same year. [2] Okamura led the party during 2021 legislative election during which it received 9.5% compared to 10.6% from 2017 election. Okamura still called it a good result noting that SPD lost some voters to smaller parties with similar programs. [3] Leadership election was scheduled for 4 December 2021. Tomio Okamura announced he will seek reelection. [4] He was the only candidate. [5] MEP Hynek Blaško reportedly planned to run against Okamura, but he wasn't invited to the conference and thus was unable to participate in the election. [6]
85 delegates were allowed to vote on a party conference. Delegates had to participate through online devices due to COVID-19. Okamura received 84 votes. Okamura himself abstained from voting. He stated that he considers the result a great award for his work and a big obligation to members of the party. [7] [8]
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomio Okamura | 84 | 98.82% | |
| Against | 1 | 1.18% | |
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