A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 30 May 2009. Cyril Svoboda was elected leader of the party. Incumbent leader Jiří Čunek was eliminated in the first round.[1] Other candidates were Jan Březina and Michael Šojdrová. Svoboda's victory was welcomed by Social democratic leader Jiří Paroubek because Svoboda represents left wing in the party.[2][3]
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Results
editCandidate | Cyril Svoboda | Jan Březina | Jiří Čunek | Michaela Šojdrová |
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1st round | 91 (30.85%) | 112 (37.97%) | 61 (20.68%) | 31 (10.51%) |
2nd round | 157 (55.28%) | 127 (44.72%) | -- | -- |
References
edit- ^ "Lidovci se zbavili Čunka, do čela strany se vrací Cyril Svoboda". iDNES.cz. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "ON-LINE: Volba vedení KDU-ČSL". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Šéfem KDU-ČSL je Svoboda. Záda mu bude krýt žena". Nova.cz (in Czech). 30 May 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2017.