1990 Czechoslovak Social Democracy leadership election
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A leadership election was held within the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) on 25 March 1990. It was the first leadership election since the party's re-establishment and saw Jiří Horák defeat Rudolf Battěk.[1] Battěk was supported by exiled politicians from the party,[2] and wanted ČSSD to run in the 1990 parliamentary elections as part of the Civic Forum list, while Horák wanted the party to run independently.[3]
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Results
edit| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiří Horák | 223 | 59.79 | |
| Rudolf Battěk | 150 | 40.21 | |
Aftermath
editAlthough Horák won, Battěk's wing of the party participated in 1990 elections on the Civic Forum list and won some seats. The ČSSD received only 4% of the vote and failed to cross the electoral threshold. Horák blamed Battěk's wing for the failure and Battěk and his supporters were expelled from the party.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Deník Referendum". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ ČSSD. "Obnovení československé sociální demokracie po listopadu 1989". CSSD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "neviditelnypes.lidovky.cz/politika-ctyri-pady-ceske-socialni-demokracie-foh-/p_politika.aspx?c=A060606_200049_p_politika_wag". Lidovky.cz. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Kopeček, Lubomír. "Česká strana sociálně demokratická - jak se dostat k moci" (PDF). Politologický Časopis. Retrieved 23 January 2017.