Czech Social Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2017

2017

Primary elections to choose the presidential candidate of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) for the 2018 presidential elections will be held in 2017.^[1]^[2] The primary was scheduled for the beginning of summer 2017,^[3] but delayed to November. There are many in the party who are opposed to holding a primary election.^[4] ČSSD leader Bohuslav Sobotka later stated that primaries may be held in summer 2017 due to a government crisis in May.^[5]

Candidates

Possible candidates

Jiří Dienstbier Jr., Senator and Party's presidential candidate in 2013.^[6] His candidacy is considered unlikely due to lack of support in the party.^[7]
Jiří Drahoš, Chairman of the Czech Academy of Sciences, is considering running, and did not rule out seeking the support of ČSSD.^[8] His possible candidacy is rumoured to be supported by part of ČSSD,^[9]^[10] including party leader Bohuslav Sobotka.^[11]
Zdeněk Škromach, a politician, has expressed his intention to run.^[12]
Josef Středula, a trade union leader, was mentioned as a possible candidate by Bohuslav Sobotka.^[13]
Milan Štěch, Speaker of the Senate, was mentioned as a possible candidate.^[5]
Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet, was mentioned as a possible candidate.^[7]^[14]

Rejected

Miloš Zeman, incumbent president of the Czech Republic. Zeman was due to be included in the primaries if he ran for a second term,^[15] and announced his candidacy on 9 March 2017.^[16]^[17] However, on 16 May 2017 Bohuslav Sobotka stated that ČSSD would not support Zeman due to his actions during the government crisis in May 2017.^[18]

References

↑ "O prezidentském kandidátovi rozhodne ČSSD v referendu, do voleb téma neřeší - Deník Referendum". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Kandidáta v boji o hrad vybere ČSSD ve vnitrostranickém referendu napsali Lidovky.cz - Volba prezidenta 2018". Volba prezidenta 2018 (in Czech). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Nechtěl jsem prezidentského kandidáta řešit na sjezdu, říká Sobotka". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
↑ "Referendum o prezidentovi ČSSD odkládá". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
1 2 "Sobotkovi kandidáti na Hrad: Štěch či Zaorálek. S Babišem do vlády už ne". iDNES.cz. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Boj o Hrad: Kdo zvítězí v roce 2018? | Téma". Lidovky.cz. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
1 2 "Babiš zkusí vystřídat Sobotku, Hrad budou dobývat Horáček či Drahoš". iDNES.cz. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ Kubík, Jiří. "Akademik chce vystřídat Zemana, k Drahošovi se hlásí politici i sponzoři - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznam.cz. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
↑ "Nový vyzyvatel pro Zemana. Šéfa českých akademiků tlačí už čtyři strany". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Vystřídá Zemana na Hradě Drahoš? Šéf Akademie věd sbírá podporu lídrů stran". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Rána do zad Miloši Zemanovi a pozadí kandidatury Jiřího Drahoše. Klíčová osoba: Bohuslav Sobotka". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
↑ "Sobotka: Škromach mě zaskočil, kandidáta zvolí členové ČSSD". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Sobotka: Mezi návrhy na prezidentského kandidáta je i šéf odborů Středula - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznam.cz. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
↑ "Akt pomsty a porno. Odpuzující Sobotka a kumpán Kalousek zařídí Zemana. Padlo i jméno kandidáta ČSSD na Hrad. Gazdík, Keller či Okamura promluvili". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Sobotka: Pokud se Zeman rozhodne kandidovat na prezidenta, zařadíme ho do referenda | Domov". Lidovky.cz. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
↑ "Zeman řekl svým příznivcům, že bude znovu kandidovat na Hrad". iDNES.cz. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
↑ "Zeman: Chci být znovu prezidentem a budu kandidovat - Echo24.cz". Echo24 (in Czech). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
↑ "Sobotkova pomsta: ČSSD chce vlastního kandidáta proti Zemanovi". Echo24 (in Czech). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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