2007 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election

The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2007 was held on 21 March 2007. Jiří Paroubek was reelected as party's leader.[1] Election was marked by conflict between Paroubek and his predecessor Miloš Zeman.[2]

2006 ČSSD leadership election

21 March 2007

Candidate Jiří Paroubek Electoral vote 311 Percentage 60%

Leader of ČSSD before election Jiří Paroubek Elected Leader of ČSSD Jiří Paroubek

Jaroslav Foldyna announced that he considers running against Paroubek. Foldyna was a supporter of Miloš Zeman. Zeman himself endorsed Foldyna's candidature.[3] Some members of parliament publicly expressed their support for Foldyna.[4] Foldyna later backed down and stated that his candidature is not likely.[5]

The election was held on 23 March 2006. Paroubek remained sole candidate. He received 311 votes of 472 delegates. Paroubek's result was weaker than expected.[2][1][6]

References

1. "Paroubek obhájil křeslo předsedy ČSSD". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. "Paroubek vyhrál, ale příliš neuspěl". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. "Boxer Foldyna: Asi půjdu proti Paroubkovi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
4. "Postaví se proti Paroubkovi Foldyna?". TN.Nova.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
5. "Foldyna couvá, proti Paroubkovi zřejmě nepůjde". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
6. "Paroubka nechtělo čtyřicet procent hlasujících". TÝDEN.cz (in Czech). 23 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2017.