2005 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election

The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2005 happened when incumbent Vladimír Špidla resigned as a result of party's poor performance in European Parliament election. Stanislav Gross and Zdeněk Škromach duelled in the election. Gross was front-runner and was endorsed by 12 regional organisations while Škromach was supported by only 1 region.^[1]

Gross defeated Škromach when he received votes of 291 delegates.^[2] 552 delegates were allowed to vote.^[3]

Voting edit

Candidate	Vote	%
Stanislav Gross	291	58.9
Zdeněk Škromach	203	41.1

References edit

^ "Gross v nominacích porazil Škromacha". iDNES.cz. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Boj o vedení ČSSD: Gross porazil Škromacha". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Gross se stal předsedou ČSSD". blisty.cz. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[1] "Gross v nominacích porazil Škromacha". iDNES.cz. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[2] "Boj o vedení ČSSD: Gross porazil Škromacha". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[3] "Gross se stal předsedou ČSSD". blisty.cz. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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