2008 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election

The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) held a leadership election on 17 May 2008. Zhe incumbent leader Vojtěch Filip was reelected.[1]

2008 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election

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Candidate Vojtěch Filip Stanislav Grospič Miloslav Ransdorf
Electoral vote 276 70 22
Percentage 64.5% 25.6% 8.1%

 
Candidate Soňa Marková
Electoral vote 5
Percentage 1.8%

Leader of KSČM before election

Vojtěch Filip

Elected Leader of KSČM

Vojtěch Filip

Filip's rivals were MP Stanislav Grospič, MEP Miloslav Ransdorf and MP Soňa Marková. Grospič was the strongest rival of Filip.[2] Ransdorf didn't take his poor result well. He stated that KSČM is like "Trabant - it will serve but won't excite.[3]

Result edit

Candidate Votes %
Vojtěch Filip 176 64.47%
Stanislav Grospič 70 25.64%
Miloslav Ransdorf 22 8.09%
Soňa Marková 5 1.83%

References edit

  1. ^ "Filip obhájil křeslo šéfa KSČM - Jsme jako trabant!". Ahaonline.cz. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Filip obhájil křeslo, Švorcová se zlobí na Mirka". TÝDEN.cz. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Filip zůstává v čele KSČM. Ransdorf přirovnal stranu k trabantu". iDNES.cz. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2017.