Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election, 2001

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Candidate Cyril Svoboda Jan Kasal
Electoral vote 162 145
Percentage 52.8 47.20
leader of KDU-ČSL before election

Jan Kasal

Elected leader of KDU-ČSL

Cyril Svoboda

A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 27 May 2001. The incumbent leader Jan Kasal was defeated by Cyril Svoboda. [1] [2]

Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak Peoples Party Czech political party

The Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová, KDU–ČSL, often shortened to lidovci is a Christian-democratic political party in the Czech Republic. The party took part in almost every Czech Government since 1990. In the June 2006 election, the party won 7.2% of the vote and 13 out of 200 seats; but in the 2010 election, this dropped to 4.4% and they lost all their seats. The party regained its parliamentary standing in the 2013 legislative election, winning 14 seats in the new parliament, thereby becoming the first party ever to return to the Chamber of Deputies after dropping out.

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Cyril Svoboda is a Czech politician, who was leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL) from 2001–2003 and 2009–2010, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1998–2010. During his political career he held several ministerial positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He founded the Diplomatic Academy in Prague in 2011 and is currently lecturing at several universities in Prague.

Voting

Candidate 1st round 2nd round
Cyril Svoboda 162 (52.77%)
Jan Kasal 145 (47.23%)

159 votes were required to win the election. No candidate received enough votes and second round was held. Svoboda received 162 votes and became the new leader. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Novým předsedou KDU-ČSL Cyril Svoboda". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Denní souhrn zpráv - 27-05-2001 10:57". Radio.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sjezd skončil, lidovci mají nového šéfa". iDNES.cz. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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