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A leadership election for the Czech Party of Free Citizens was held on 18 November 2017,[2] after the party's unsuccessful results in the legislative election and consequent resignation of the party's leadership.[3] The election was expected to be a two-way contest between Tomáš Pajonk and Jiří Payne,[4] but on 11 November 2017, former leader Petr Mach announced his candidacy.[5] The results were announced on 19 November 2017, with Pajonk defeating Mach by a large margin.[6]
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Background
A legislative election was held on 20–21 October 2017. Svobodní's share of the vote fell to 1.5% from 2.6% in the 2013 election. The incumbent leader Petr Mach resigned afterwards,[7] and the election was scheduled for 12–18 November. Mach stated that he would consider standing again. Tomáš Pajonk and Jiří Payne were the first prominent candidates to announce their candidacy.[4] Pajonk was previously suggested by Mach.[8] The election was expected to be a two-way contest between Pajonk and Payne.[4] Mach eventually decided to run and announced his candidacy on 10 November 2017.[9] The other two candidates were Tomáš Michalička and Daniel Urban.[10]
Candidates
- Petr Mach, the incumbent leader. He announced his candidacy on 11 November 2017.[5]
- Tomáš Michalička[11][12]
- Tomáš Pajonk, member of Zlín Region assembly. He was suggested by Mach.[8][4]
- Jiří Payne, Member of the European Parliament.[4]
- Daniel Urban[12][11]
Result
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Pajonk | 233 | 51.7% |
| Petr Mach | 106 | 23.5% |
| Jiří Payne | 96 | 21.3% |
| Daniel Urban | 14 | 3.1% |
| Tomáš Michalička | 2 | 0.4% |
| Total | 451 | 100 |
Aftermath
The results were announced on 19 November 2017. Pajonk received over 50% of votes and became the new leader.[13]
References
- ^ "Svobodní v médiích: volba předsedy a dění v regionech | Svobodní - Strana svobodných občanů". Svobodní (in Czech). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Volby jsou neúspěch, vedení Svobodných rezignuje". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Volby 2017: Začínají padat hlavy. Z vedení Zelených odstoupil Matěj Stropnický". Info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Sebekrásnější kecy o svobodě bez něčeho užitečného, co uděláme pro lidi, jsou na nic, říká kandidát na šéfa Svobodných Pajonk". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Mach (Svobodní): Budu obhajovat funkci předsedy Svobodných". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Svobodné nově povede Tomáš Pajonk". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Petr Mach a další členové Strany svobodných občanů rezignují". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Mach si místo výplaty v eurech hledá práci. Zeleným pro dluhy hrozí krach?". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Mach chce dál vést Svobodné. Bývalý europoslanec se den před uzávěrkou přihlásil do volby předsedy". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Pajonk střídá Macha, Svobodní si zvolili nového předsedu strany". iDNES.cz. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Svobodní dnes ukončí internetové hlasování o novém předsedovi". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Svobodní - Strana svobodných občanů". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Novým předsedou Svobodných se stal Tomáš Pajonk". Deník.cz (in Czech). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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