2022 Civic Democratic Party leadership election
The next Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election is expected to be held in January 2022, following the 2021 Czech legislative election.[1]
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Background
Petr Fiala has been the leader of the party since 2014. Leadership elections are held every 2 years. Fiala was reelected for a fourth term in 2020, but his reelection was overshadowed by the defeat of his Deputy Leader Alexandra Udženija and the candidacy of controversial politician Pavel Novotný for Deputy leader.[2][3] Support for ODS in opinion polls stagnated during 2020,[4] and Fiala decided to form an electoral alliance with KDU-ČSL and TOP 09,[5] under the name SPOLU. It was reported that some members of ODS did not agree with the alliance.[6] Martin Kuba, the Governor of the South Bohemian Region, expressed his opposition to the alliance in January and February 2021. Kuba received widespread media attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering speculation that he would eventually replace Fiala.[7]
SPOLU received 27.8% of votes in the 2021 Czech legislative election and finished first. As a result Fiala is likely to become Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.[9]
Potential candidates
- Pavel Blažek, former Minister of Justice. Parlamentní listy reported in October 2021 that Blažek had strong support within the party for a potential candidacy if ODS did not perform well in the upcoming legislative election.[10]
- Petr Fiala, the incumbent leader. In January 2021 he stated that he would decide after the 2021 Czech legislative election whether to stand again as leader.[11]
- Martin Kuba, Governor of South Bohemian region. Kuba's media profile increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering speculation that he would replace Fiala as the leader of ODS.[12][13][14]
References
- "Stranické sjezdy určí směr levici. Komunisté a ČSSD si krátce před volbami určí nové vedení". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Holec: Jak chce ODS vyhrát volby, když jsou největším dramatem jejího sjezdu dvě prohry?". info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Předsedou ODS je znovu Fiala. Udženija neuspěla, místopředsedou je Stanjura". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Proč ODS s Fialou stagnuje. Chybí étos Klausovy transformace i Topolánkovy mobilizace". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Nevýrazná ODS stagnuje. Slučování pravice je z nouze ctnost s nejistým výsledkem". info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Poškozuje to Petra Fialu, celou stranu i naši demokracii. Zveličování odporu ke koalici SPOLU v ODS nikam nevede". www.forum24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Fiala: SPOLU se nerozpadne. Martin Kuba? Z toho strach nemám". Parlamentní listy. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Úspěšný "projekt Fiala". Jak se z akademika stal kandidát na premiéra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "Sbohem, Petře Fialo. Hlava předsedy ODS má padnout ihned po volbách". Parlamentní listy. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- "Fiala: Piráti vzbuzují otázky, blíže mám ke STAN - Novinky.cz". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Fialu může v ODS odstřelit muž, který ho podporoval: Martin Kuba je novou politickou star". Extra.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- "Hudba pro Babišovy uši: Martin Kuba ochotně říká novinářům, jak vylepšit ODS a jak je koalice SPOLU špatná". www.forum24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- Klímová, Jana (14 January 2021). "Jihočeský hejtman Kuba míří vzhůru. Opřený o byznys s ČEZ". Hospodářské noviny (iHNed.cz) (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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