Civic Democratic Party leadership election, 2016

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Civic Democratic Party leadership election, 2016
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  2014 16 January 2016 2018  

 
Candidate Petr Fiala
Electoral vote436
Percentage92%

Leader of ODS before election

Petr Fiala

Elected Leader of ODS

Petr Fiala

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election of 2016 was a part of party's congress. The incumbent leader Petr Fiala was unopposed. Fiala was re-elected when he received 93% of votes from delegates. [1] [2]

Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Czech political party

The Civic Democratic Party is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic. It holds 25 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the second strongest party following the 2017 election.

Petr Fiala Leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS)

Petr Fiala is a Czech politician, political scientist and university professor who has been Leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 2014. He has served as Member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2013. From 2012 to 2013 Fiala was Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Nečas and Rector of Masaryk University in Brno.

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Background

Petr Fiala is the leader of ODS since 2014 when he defeated Miroslava Němcová. In 2016, he received nomination from all 13 regional organisations and his reelection was considered certain. Fiala ran uncontested. [3] Fiala's leadership was praised for saving the party because ODS suffered heavy losses in 2013 and there was a threat that party could lose its parliamentary seats in future. Fiala managed to stabilise party's support. [4]

Miroslava Němcová Czech politician

Miroslava Němcová is a Czech politician who served as 6th Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 2010 to 2013. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 1998.

Voting

CandidateVote%
Petr Fiala 43692%
Against348%


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References

  1. "Fiala obhájil pozici předsedy ODS. Podpořilo jej 93 % delegátů". TN.cz. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "Fiala dál vede ODS. Slíbil jednu DPH, konec superhrubé mzdy, nižší odvody". iDNES.cz. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. "ODS si vybírá nové vedení, na kongresu řeší i krajské a senátní volby". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. Stuchlíková, Lucie (15 January 2016). "Fiala na sjezdu ODS obhájil post předsedy. Strana bude mít ve vedení historicky poprvé dvě ženy". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2017.