2022 Tricolour Citizens' Movement leadership election

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2022 Tricolour Citizens' Movement leadership election
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Candidate Zuzana Majerová Ivo Budil Robert Troška
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Leader of Tricolour before election

Zuzana Majerová

Elected Leader of Tricolour

Zuzana Majerová

A leadership election for the Tricolour Citizens' Movement was held on 29 January 2022.

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Background

Tricolour was founded by MP Václav Klaus Jr. in 2019. Klaus became first leader of the party. [2] Klaus resigned on the position in March 2021 and was replaced by Zuzana Majerová Zahradníková. [3] Tricolour formed electoral alliance with Svobodní and Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic for 2021 Czech legislative election. The alliance received 2.76% of votes and failed to win any seats. Majerová admitted that the result is a disappointment. [4]

Anthropologist Ivo Budil announced his candidacy on 18 November 2021 stating that he wants to renew original ethos of Tricolour as a national conservative patriotic party. [5] Jindřich Rajchl announced on 28 December 2021 that he will run for the position of leader stating election result showed that Zahradníková can't get trust of voters. Rajchl stated that he gained support of some regional organisations. [6] Zahradníková herself already confirmed intention to remain the leader of Tricolour. [7] [8] Robert Troška announced candidacy in January 2022. [9]

Candidates

Voting

Voting was held on 29 January 2022. Over 200 delegates were allowed to vote. Rajchl withdrawn from election and Majerová Zahradníková defeated Budil and Troška. [10] [11] Zahradníková received 127 votes. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jak se do české politiky zařadila Trikolóra". novinky.cz. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Klaus rezignoval na předsedu Trikolóry, stranu do voleb povede Majerová". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lídryně TSS Majerová volebního výsledku uskupení lituje". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Profesor Budil kandiduje na předsedu Trikolory". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Neúspěšnou Trikolóru chce vést právník Rajchl". novinky.cz. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Na post předsedy hnutí Trikolóra kandidují čtyři lidé". tydeniky.cz. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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