Civic Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
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Civic Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were held for Czech presidential election, 2013 from 30 April to 28. June 2012. It were the first presidential primaries in the Czech Republic. Přemysl Sobotka on the primaries with 61% of votes against 39 votes for the other candidate, Evžen Tošenovský. Primaries suffered for low voter turnout as only 6.203 from 27,000 Party members voted.[1]
There were members of ODS who were of opinion that the party should support Miloš Zeman instead of having its own candidate as neither Tošenovský or Sobotka is a strong candidate that can win. It was one of reasons for a low turnout.[2][3]
Candidates
There were only two candidates. The first candidate was Přemysl Sobotka, a Vice-Chairman of Senate. His rival was a Member of European Parliament Evžen Tošenovský.[4] Miroslava Němcová a Vice-Chairman of Chamber of Deputies was also expected to run.[5]
Voting
Voting took place in 9 election regions (each consisted of one or two Regions). Every member of Civic Democratic Party could participate if he joined party at least 60 days prior the beginning of primaries.[6]
Results
Dates | Electoral Region | Přemysl Sobotka | Evžen Tošenovský |
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30 April - 5 May | East (Hradec Králové Region, Pardubice Region) | 404 | 141 |
7–12 May | Centre (Olomouc Region, Zlín Region) | 294 | 295 |
14–19 May | South (Vysočina Region, South Bohemian Region) | 409 | 215 |
21–26 May | West (Plzeň Region, Karlovy Vary Region) | 416 | 143 |
28 May - 2 June | North (Ústí nad Labem Region, Liberec Region) | 722 | 170 |
4–9 June | Moravian-Silesian Region | 229 | 895 |
11–16 June | Central Bohemian Region | 425 | 168 |
18–23 June | Prague | 543 | 181 |
25–28 June | South Moravian Region | 329 | 224 |
30 April - 28 June | Czech Republic | 3771 | 2432 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Kandidátem ODS na prezidenta je Přemysl Sobotka". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Panenka, Radim. "Blázinec v ODS: Volí svého prezidenta, ale šilhá po Zemanovi". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Petřík, Lukáš. "Stejně to hodíme Zemanovi, zní z ODS. Prezidentské primárky tam už nikdo nebere tvážně". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Szaban, Oldřich. "Přemysl Sobotka: Komunisty do vlády? Radši abdikuju". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Machová, Martina. "Primárky ODS živě: Němcová není? Volte ty dva, co zbyli". Aktuálně.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Česko zažije první prezidentské primárky". ODS.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.