2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election
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Election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic will be held on 20 November 2017.
Background[edit]
Legislative election was held on 20 and 21 October 2017. ANO 2011 have won plurality of 78 seats. Civic Democratic Party emerged as the second largest party with 25 seats.[2] On 22 October 2017, ANO 2011 announced that it would nominate Radek Vondráček as the President of the Chamber.[3] On 23 October 2017, Freedom and Direct Democracy agreed to support Vondráček. Both parties have 100 seats of 200.[4]
On 24 October 2017, the Civic Democratic Party announced it would nominate Petr Fiala as its candidate.[5] On 25 October 2017, Czech Pirate Party announced it would most likely support Vondráček.[6][7] TOP 09 announced it wouldn't support Vondráček.[8]
On 31 October 2017, Miroslav Kalousek the leader of TOP 09 called parties to vote for neither of 2 candidates and to jam up the Chamber. This would prevent Andrej Babiš from becoming prime minister.[9]
Fiala withdrawn from the election on 15 November 2017 because Vondráček had support of Pirates and SPD.[10]
On 22 November 2017, Vondráček was elected the President. He received 135 votes. 14 votes were against and 46 blank.[11]
Candidates[edit]
- Petr Fiala, leader of the Civic Democratic Party.[12] Jan Zahradil stated that Fiala's candidacy is to show him as the leader of right-wing opposition.[13]
- Radek Vondráček, nominee of ANO 2011.[14] On 29 October 2017 Pirates announced they would vote for Vondráček.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "První hádka poslanců. O členy výboru, který bude řešit vydání Babiše". iDNES.cz. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Je sečteno. ANO jednoznačně vyhrálo volby. Babiš nabídl jednání všem stranám". ČT24 (in Czech). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Babiš zahájil povolební vyjednávání, Zeman by uvítal vládu s ČSSD". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Okamura jednal s ANO. Shodli se na předsedovi sněmovny Vondráčkovi". Deník.cz (in Czech). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "ODS bude chtít post předsedy Sněmovny pro svého lídra Fialu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Piráti komentují průběh schůzky s poslanci ODS". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Podpořit do čela sněmovny Fialu, nebo Vondráčka. Piráti váhají". Echo24.cz (in Czech). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Babiš si "odškrtl" ODS, nevidí důvod nechat vedení Sněmovny Fialovi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Zastavme Zemana s Babišem blokováním Sněmovny, vyzval Kalousek". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Lidovci, ODS, STAN a TOP 09 jdou do ustavení sněmovny v jednom bloku. Do jejího čela nebudou volit Vondráčka, Fiala kandidovat nebude". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "ON-LINE: Předsedou Sněmovny byl zvolen Vondráček z ANO". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Chceme předsedu Sněmovny, oznámila ODS". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Vyjednávání s ANO: Z ODS unikla překvapivá informace, kterou Petr Fiala nezmínil". Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "ANO chce Vondráčka za předsedu Sněmovny". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Piráti podpoří na místo předsedy Sněmovny Vondráčka z ANO". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 October 2017.