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]
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