2022 Czech Pirate Party leadership election

The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2022 will be held on 8 January 2022 following party's poor performance in 2021 Czech legislative election.

2022 Czech Pirate Party leadership election
8 January 2022[1]
 
Candidate Lukáš Wagenknecht
Leader of Pirates before election

Ivan Bartoš

 Elected Leader of Pirates

TBD

Background

Party is led by Ivan Bartoš since 2016. Under his leadership Czech Pirate Party became the third largest party in the Czech Republic after 2017 legislative election and received 22 seats.[2] Bartoš also led the party during 2021 election which party contested as part of Pirates and Mayors electoral alliance. Due to preferential voting Pirates received only 4 seats of 37 seats received by the alliance. After the election part of membership called for Bartoš's resignation.[3] Party joined the new government following the election.

On 13 December 2021 Senator Lukáš Wagenknecht announced his candidacy for party leader.[4] He stated that situation within party isn't good as party is becoming "submissive political accessory with only 4 MPs." He expressed worry that failure in 2021 legislative election could reflect itself in 2022 municipal elections.[5] Bartoš himself stated that he is yet to decide whether he will run for another term.[6]

Candidates

Potential
  • Ivan Bartoš, the incumbent leader and Minister of Regional Development.

References
  1. "‚Cítím povolební trauma.' Senátor Wagenknecht bude v lednu kandidovat na předsedu Pirátů". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. "Piráti si počátkem ledna zvolí vedení, Bartoš chce pokračovat". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. "Vedení Pirátů přijalo zodpovědnost za ztrátu mandátů. ‚Bude se to řešit na fóru,' zmínil Bartoš". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "Bartoše chce sesadit senátor, kterého vyhodil Babiš z ministerstva. Wagenknecht kandiduje na šéfa Pirátů". Blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. "Senátor Wagenknecht bude v lednu kandidovat na předsedu Pirátů". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. "Bartoše chce vystřídat Wagenknecht. Z Pirátů je submisivní přívěsek, tvrdí". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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