Civic Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012

Civic Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
Czech Republic
30 April - 28 June 2012
Turnout 23%
 
Nominee Přemysl Sobotka Evžen Tošenovský
Party ODS ODS
Popular vote 3,771 2432
Percentage 61% 39%
Results by District
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Civic Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were held for Czech presidential election, 2013 from 30 April to 28. June 2012. It were the first presidential primaries in the Czech Republic. Přemysl Sobotka on the primaries with 61% of votes against 39 votes for the other candidate, Evžen Tošenovský. Primaries suffered for low voter turnout as only 6.203 from 27,000 Party members voted.[1]

There were members of ODS who were of opinion that the party should support Miloš Zeman instead of having its own candidate as neither Tošenovský or Sobotka is a strong candidate that can win. It was one of reasons for a low turnout.[2][3]

Candidates

There were only two candidates. The first candidate was Přemysl Sobotka, a Vice-Chairman of Senate. His rival was a Member of European Parliament Evžen Tošenovský.[4] Miroslava Němcová a Vice-Chairman of Chamber of Deputies was also expected to run.[5]

Voting

Voting took place in 9 election regions (each consisted of one or two Regions). Every member of Civic Democratic Party could participate if he joined party at least 60 days prior the beginning of primaries.[6]

Results

Dates Electoral Region Přemysl Sobotka Evžen Tošenovský
30 April - 5 May East (Hradec Králové Region, Pardubice Region) 404 141
7–12 May Centre (Olomouc Region, Zlín Region) 294 295
14–19 May South (Vysočina Region, South Bohemian Region) 409 215
21–26 May West (Plzeň Region, Karlovy Vary Region) 416 143
28 May - 2 June North (Ústí nad Labem Region, Liberec Region) 722 170
4–9 June Moravian-Silesian Region 229 895
11–16 June Central Bohemian Region 425 168
18–23 June Prague 543 181
25–28 June South Moravian Region 329 224
30 April - 28 June Czech Republic 3771 2432

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kandidátem ODS na prezidenta je Přemysl Sobotka". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Panenka, Radim. "Blázinec v ODS: Volí svého prezidenta, ale šilhá po Zemanovi". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Petřík, Lukáš. "Stejně to hodíme Zemanovi, zní z ODS. Prezidentské primárky tam už nikdo nebere tvážně". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Szaban, Oldřich. "Přemysl Sobotka: Komunisty do vlády? Radši abdikuju". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Machová, Martina. "Primárky ODS živě: Němcová není? Volte ty dva, co zbyli". Aktuálně.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Česko zažije první prezidentské primárky". ODS.cz. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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