Civic Democratic Party leadership election, 2006

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Civic Democratic Party leadership election, 2006

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  2004 19 November 2006 [1] 2008  

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Candidate Mirek Topolánek
Electoral vote 330
Percentage 70.1%

Leader of ODS before election

Mirek Topolánek

Elected Leader of ODS

Mirek Topolánek

A leadership election was held in the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) on 19 November 2006 following the 2006 legislative elections. Incumbent leader Mirek Topolánek ran unopposed and received 70% of the vote. [2] [3] Topolánek then started to negotiate a coalition government. [4]

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Results

CandidateVotes%
Mirek Topolánek 33070.1
Against14129.9
Total471100

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