The first direct presidential election in the Czech Republic was held on Jan 11-12,2013 and since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round, a second round Run-Off Election was held on Jan 25-26,2013
Candidates
To be a candidate, an individual needs to gather 50,000 signatures from citizens or the support of 20 Deputies or 10 Senators. The candidates were bound to file their applications with the signatures 66 days before the election; following which the Interior Ministry verified a sampling of the signatures.
Background to the Presidential Election
The incumbent President Vaclav Klaus's ends on March 7,2013 and precluded from seeking reelection.
Candidates in the Presidential Election
In order to be a candidate, an individual needs to gather 50,000 signatures from citizens or the support of 20 Deputies or 10 Senators. The candidates were bound to file their applications with the signatures 66 days before the election; following which the Interior Ministry verified a sampling of the signatures.
As of December 2012, 9 individuals secured enough popular signatures or support of parliamentarians to become official candidates for the office.
1)Jana Bobošíková(DOB Aug 29,1964)is a Czech Politician and Member of the European Parliament
2)Jiří Dienstbier Jr.(DOB May 27,1969)is a Czech Senator,Deputy Chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party(CSSD)
3)Jan Fischer(DOB Jan 2,1951)is aCzech Politician who was the Prime Minister of the Caretaker Govt of Czech Republic during 2009-10
4)Taťana Fischerová(DOB June 6,1947)is a Czech actress, writer, TV host, politician and civic activist
5) Vladimír Franz(DOB May 25,1959)is a Theatre and Opera Composer and Painter
6)Zuzana Roithová(DOB Jan 30,1953)is a Czech Politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovac People's Party
7)Karel Schwarzenberg(DOB Dec10,1937)is a Czech Politician and leader of TOP 09 Party
8)Přemysl Sobotka(DOB May 18,1944)is a Czech Physician and Politician who was the President of the Senate
9)Miloš Zeman(DOB Sep 28,1944)is aCzech Politician who was the PM of Czech Republic during
1998-2002
Results of the Presidential Election - 26 January, 2013
Miloš Zeman won the second round of the election and has been elected the next president of the Czech Republic. Miloš Zeman won 55% of the second-round vote, compared to Karel Schwarzenberg's 45%
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Miloš Zeman | Party of Civic Rights – Zemanovci | 1,245,848 | 24.21 | 2,717,405 | 54.8 |
| Karel Schwarzenberg | TOP 09 | 1,204,195 | 23.40 | 2,241,171 | 45.19 |
| Jan Fischer | Independent | 841,437 | 16.35 | ||
| Jiří Dienstbier Jr. | Czech Social Democratic Party | 829,297 | 16.12 | ||
| Vladimír Franz | Independent | 351,916 | 6.84 | ||
| Zuzana Roithová | KDU-ČSL | 255,045 | 4.95 | ||
| Táňa Fischerová | Key Movement | 166,211 | 3.23 | ||
| Přemysl Sobotka | Civic Democratic Party | 126,846 | 2.46 | ||
| Jana Bobošíková | Suverenita | 123,171 | 2.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,143,966 | 99.53 | 4,958,576 | 99.5 | |
| Invalid votes | 24,195 | 0.47 | 24,905 | 0.5 | |
| Total | 5,168,161 | 100 | 4,983,481 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,435,522 | 61.31 | 8,434,648 | 59.11 | |
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