2021 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election

A leadership election for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) will be held in January 2021.

2019 ČSSD leadership election
9 April 2021
Leader of ČSSD before election

Jan Hamáček

 Elected Leader of ČSSD

TBD

Background

Jan Hamáček was elected leader of the party in 2018 following devastating defeat in 2017 legislative election.[1] He was reelected in 2019. Under Hamáček's leadership ČSSD didn't stop its fall and suffered heavy defeat in 2020 regional and senate elections being reduced to 37 regional seats and 3 senate seats.[2][3]

Hamáček stated that consequences of party's defeat will be decided in January 2021 when party has a congress during which leadership election is held. He himself didn't rule out standing stating that he will decide in January 2021.[4][5] Election was initially scheduled for January 2021 but due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic was postponed to 9 April 2021.[6]

Potential candidates

References
  1. "ČSSD čeká další sjezd. Straníci můžou chtít rezignaci Hamáčka se Zimolou". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. "Radovan Bartošek: Sociální demokracii čeká už jen jedna porážka". Deník Referendum. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "ZVĚŘINA: Sociální demokracii voliči ze Senátu vykázali, ANO tam pouštět nechtějí". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "ČSSD se po debaklu v senátních volbách upíná k lednovému sjezdu. Jednoznačná porážka, uznal Hamáček". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "Hamáček po volbách: Teď řeším epidemii, sjezd bude v lednu a bude se volit vedení". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "Po komunistech odkládají sjezd i sociální demokraté". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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