2022 Mayors and Independents leadership election

2022 Mayors and Independents leadership election
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Candidate Vít Rakušan
Electoral vote 292
Percentage 98.3%
leader of STAN before election

Vít Rakušan

 Elected leader of STAN

Vít Rakušan

A leadership election for the Mayors and Independents (STAN) in 2022 was held on 23 July 2022. The incumbent leader Vít Rakušan was elected for another term.

Background

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Rakušan led the party since 2019.[1] The party formed electoral alliance for 2021 Czech legislative election with Czech Pirate Party calle Pirates and Mayors. STAN made significant gains in the parliament as a result receiving 33 MPs and becoming third largest party in the Czech Republic.[2] It became party of Cabinet of Petr Fiala.[3]

Since legiaslative election STAN lost almost all of its Deputy leaders for various reasons whichled Rakušan to call snap election to elect new leadership.[4] Leadership election was originally scheduled for Fall 2022 but party was heavily affected by Dozimetr affair forcing the election to be held in Summer.[5]

Despite the affair Rakušan decided to run for another term as party leader. He gained nominations of most regional organisations suggesting strong support from party membership. As of 2 July 2022 only Plzeň organisation didn't give its nomination to Rakušan.[6]

Election

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Voting was held on 23 July 2022. Rakušan received 292 of 297 votes and thus was reelected.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Vít Rakušan, úspěch STAN ve volbách, životopis a aktuální zprávy - Seznam Zprávy". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Starostové kroužkováním zmasakrovali Piráty". novinky.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Perknerová, Kateřina (17 December 2021). "PŘEHLEDNĚ: Přichází Fialova vláda. Kdo ode dneška vládne Česku". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Hnutí STAN se rozpadlo vedení. Kdo opustil předsednictvo třetí nejmocnější strany sněmovny?". iROZHLAS.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Starostům a nezávislým se rozpadlo vedení. Nové budou volit už o prázdninách". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Měl by Rakušan po kauze Dozimetr vést dál STAN? Kraje mají jasno". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Rakušan uhájil vedení STAN s „kimovskou" podporou". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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