Czech presidential election, 2018

Czech presidential election, 2018
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President before election

Miloš Zeman
SPOZ

 Elected President

TBD

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Presidential elections will be held in the Czech Republic in 2018, the second time the president has been elected directly. Incumbent president Miloš Zeman is eligible to run for a second term.

Potential candidates

Name Party Occupation Note
Miloš Zeman SPO Politician, current Czech President The incumbent Czech president is eligible to run for a second term but has not confirmed that he intends to do so. He indicated in February 2015 that he may not run for re-election, but stated that he will decide one year prior to the election.[1]
Zdeněk Škromach ČSSD Politician, former government minister (2002-2004) Škromach announced plans to run in February 2015. He plans to win support from his party, the ČSSD.[2]
Tomáš Halík none Intellectual, Roman Catholic priest, scholar When Zdeněk Škromach first mentioned his possible candidature, Halík said that "if the country were to be represented by Škromach "in a pool",[note 1] then I would have to run too."[3]
Václav Klaus none Politician, economist, former Czech President Former President Klaus has raised the possibility of running if Halík ran without a strong rival.[4]
Jaroslav Kubera ODS Mayor of Teplice and Senator He said that he would run if only candidates like Škromach were running.[5]
Martin Stropnický ANO Actor, current Minister of Defence Andrej Babiš, the leader of ANO 2011 said that Stropnický could be the party's candidate in 2018.[6]
Jiří Pospíšil TOP 09 MEP and former Justice Minister He has stated that he is considering running in 2018.[7]
Petr Pavel none Military officer, current Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army and new Chairman of the NATO Military Committee A Facebook Page Petr Pavel for President was established to convince General Pavel to run for President. Pavel himself said that is not currently intending to run but has not ruled it out, as he appreciates and is pleased by the support he shown by Czech citizens.[8]
Michal Horáček LES[9] Entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and producer He has announced that he may run in 2018.[10] He could be the candidate for KDU-ČSL.[11] Horáček announced on 7 October 2016 that he has decided to run for president.[12]
Miroslav Sládek SPR-RSČ Leader of SPR-RSČ He has announced his candidacy and started collecting signatures.[13]
Tomáš Vandas DSSS Far-right politician and leader of DSSS He has stated that he is considering running.[14]
Jan Berwid-Buquoy KDU-ČSL Historian and political scientist Has announced his intention to run.[15]
Jana Yngland Hrušková none Actress and political activist Has announced her intention to run.[16]
Jan Švejnar none Economist and a candidate for the 2008 election of the President of the Czech Republic. He has suggested that he may run to stop the Czech Republic leaning towards the east.[17]
Jiří Vyvadil none Lawyer and Politician who is known as the Chairman of Friends of Russia in the Czech Republic. He has publicly announced that he intends to run.[18]
Igor Sládek none Businessman In 2016, he announced that he would run.[19]

Opinion polls

Notes

  1. ↑ Škromach is known for speeches he makes in his garden pool and then posts on the Internet

References

  1. ↑ Martínek, Jan. "Zeman přirovnal norský pěstounský systém k programu nacistů Lebensborn". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Škromach chce kandidovat na prezidenta. Konec srandy, beru to vážně, tvrdí". Lidovky.cz. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Halík zvažuje kandidaturu na Hrad. Nezříkám se zodpovědnosti, uvedl". Idnes.cz. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Klaus: Pokud bude kandidovat na prezidenta Halík, budu muset i já". Lidové noviny (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kubera zvažuje boj o Hrad: Když tam budou jen Škromachové, jdu do toho Zdroj: http://zpravy.idnes.cz/kubera-ohlasil-kandidaturu-na-prezidenta-f1p-/domaci.aspx?c=A150822_2185933_domaci_cen". iDnes. Retrieved 23 August 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Brožová, Karolína. "Stropnický je pro Babiše dobrým kandidátem na Hrad". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Dolejší, Václav (25 January 2016). "Pospíšil: Zvažuji kandidaturu na prezidenta, na Hradě by měl být někdo mladší, v dobré psychické i fyzické kondici". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Jirků, Irena. "Já jako prezident? V každém chlapovi je kus ješity, říká generál Pavel". Hospodářské Noviny. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bursíkův LES sice ulovil textaře Horáčka, zato má dokonale utajené webovky. A místo programu manifest jak z 19. století | Krajské listy.cz". www.krajskelisty.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Horáček: Prezident nevládne, to dělá vláda. Prezident je vrchní komentátor a to už dělám nejmíň třicet let". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Leinert, Ondřej (12 May 2016). "Horáček bude dobrý kandidát na Hrad a věřím, že uspěje, říká Jurečka". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Horáček se chystá na volbu prezidenta. Už je to na víc než 99 procent". iDNES.cz. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  13. ↑ 2016, SPR-RSČ. "Volba prezidenta republiky". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Vandas (DSSS): Prezident Zeman na nás opakovaně útočí. Uvažuji o boji o Hrad". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Zeman je vůl... Kdo nelže, není Rus. Klaus patří do psychiatrického sanatoria, psal zámecký pán. Teď chce být naším prezidentem". www.parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Je šílená? Příbuzná slavného českého herce chce kandidovat na Hrad!". www.instory.cz. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Brožová, Karolína. "O Hrad se opět hlásí Švejnar. Ale není o něj zájem". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Po fiasku s konvojem má Vyvadil nový cíl. Chce prý být prezidentem". Echo 24. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Novotná, Kristýna (3 June 2016). "Vyhraji už v prvním kole, nepiji a neurážím, říká nový uchazeč o Hrad - Echo24.cz". echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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