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2002 Civic Democratic Party Leadership Election
The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election, 2002 happened after party was defeated in legislative election. The incumbent leader Václav Klaus decided to not participate in the election. The main Candidates included Petr Nečas, Jan Zahradil and Mirek Topolánek. Petr Nečas was considered front-runner but unexpectedly lost in second round to Mirek Topolánek who was considered a Dark horse of the election. 353 delegates could vote. Background Václav Klaus led ODS since its foundation in 1991. Party was in opposition since 2002 but supported minority cabinet of Miloš Zeman. ODS hoped to win 2002 legislative election but was defeated by ČSSD. Klaus then decided to not seek another term as leader of ODS and decided to run for presidency instead. New leader was to be elected at congress in Františkovy Lázně. On 22 September 2002, Evžen Tošenovský announced his candidacy. Jan Zahradil reacted with an announcement that he will run against Tošenovský. Tošenovs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirek Topolanek
Mirek may refer to: * Mirək, a village in Azerbaijan * Mirek Mazur, Canadian cycling coach of Polish origin * Mirek Topolánek, Czech politician * Mirek Switalski, Mexican sports shooter * Mirek Smíšek, New Zealander artist of Czech origin * Joanna Mirek, Polish volleyball player * Debbie Mirek, American writer, co-author of ''The Star Trek Encyclopedia ''The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future'' is a 1994 encyclopedia of in-universe information from the '' Star Trek'' television series and films. It was written by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, who were production staff o ...'' See also * {{disambig, geo, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Bém
Pavel Bém (born 18 July 1963) is a Czech physician and politician. Between 28 November 2002 and 30 November 2010 he served as the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, and re-elected in 2006. On 19 November 2006 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Civic Democratic Party. Bém studied medicine at the Charles University, specializing in psychiatry and subsequently devoted most of his medical career to the treatment of drug addiction. He served on a government anti-narcotics commission. A member of the Civic Democratic Party, since 1998 he has been mayor of the 6th district of Prague and since 2002 has become the mayor of the entire city of Prague. He ran for the leader of his party, but lost. Bém has many interests besides his political career, including mountain climbing, sea diving, and playing the piano. On 18 May 2007 Bem fulfilled his "childhood dream" of reaching the peak of Mount Everest. On 1 August 2012 he climbed the second highest peak in the world, K2, togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indirect Elections
Indirect, the opposite of direct, may refer to: *Indirect approach, a battle strategy *Indirect DNA damage, caused by UV-photons *Indirect agonist or indirect-acting agonist, a substance that enhances the release or action of an endogenous neurotransmitter *Indirect speech, a form of speech *Indirect costs, costs that are not directly accountable to a particular function or product *Indirect self-reference, describes an object referring to itself indirectly *Indirect effect, a principle of European Community Law *Indirect finance, where borrowers borrow funds from the financial market through indirect means *Indirection In computer programming, indirection (also called dereferencing) is the ability to reference something using a name, reference, or container instead of the value itself. The most common form of indirection is the act of manipulating a value throug ..., the ability to reference something in computer programming * Indirect transmission, infections passing from one ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Leadership Elections
Civic Democratic Party may refer to: * Civic Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a political party in Bosnia * Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), a political party in the Czech Republic ** Civic Democratic Party (Slovakia), former Slovak wing of the party in Czechoslovakia *Civic Democratic Party (Hungary) The Civic Democratic Party ( hu, Polgári Demokrata Párt, PDP) was a liberal political party in Hungary in the period following World War II History The party was established towards the end of 1944 as a successor to the Civic Freedom Party.Már ..., a political party in Hungary * Civic Democratic Party (Lithuania), a political party in Lithuania * Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland, a political party in Switzerland whose name translates literally to 'Civic Democratic Party' {{disambig, political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Civic Democratic Party Leadership Election
The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election of 2010 in the Czech Republic was a part of the party's congress. It was held after the party's unexpected victory in the legislative election. Petr Nečas was the only candidate in the election. 617 delegates were allowed to vote, of which 601 votes were valid. Nečas received 538 votes and thus was elected. Voting References {{Civic Democratic Party (ODS) , state=autocollapse 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... Civic Democratic Party leadership election Civic Democratic Party leadership election Single-candidate elections Indirect elections Elections in Prague Civic Democratic Party leadership election Civic Democratic Party leadership election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Czech Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 A major scandal broke out a few days before the elections when a classified report by Jan Kubice, the head of the anti-organised crime unit, was leaked to the media, accusing the ruling Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) of corruption and interference in police investigations. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the Social Democratic Party, the two largest parties, obtained their highest percentage of votes ever. Turnout increased from the previous elections election in 2002. The elections produced an evenly balanced result. One potential coalition – the Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL) and Greens – won exactly half of the 200 seats, while the Social Democratic Party and the Communists (KSČM) held the other half, meaning that either coalition woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klausism
In Politics of the Czech Republic, Czech politics, Klausism refers to the political positions of Václav Klaus, former prime minister and president of the Czech Republic. It was first used by Mirek Topolánek, who designated Klausism as the ideology of the Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party (ODS). This term was also used by former Prague mayor Jan Kasl. Klaus himself does not take issue with the term. The current usage of the term "Klausism" has become distanced from Klaus himself, leading to the phrase "Klausism without Klaus." The term 'Klausism' is also frequently used as a label for the neologisms invented by Klaus. Klaus himself used the term "Mental Scheme of ODS", which he allegedly invented by chance. This term was also used by Jan Kasl. Political positions Klaus is known for his Euroscepticism in the Czech Republic, Euroscepticism, climate change denial, Anti-LGBT rhetoric, homophobia and anti-immigration, and support of free market capitalism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Říman
Martin Říman (born 11 May 1961 in Frýdek-Místek) is a Czech politician. In 1996–1998 he was a Minister of Transport. In 2002 he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies and since from September 2006 to May 2009, he was Minister of Industry and Trade. Říman is a graduate of Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: ''BUT''; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: ''VUT'') is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single course .... He is married and his wife is a high-school teacher. External links *Official biography 1961 births Living people Industry and Trade ministers of the Czech Republic Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MPs Transport ministers of the Czech Republic Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers People from Frýdek-Místek Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlastimil Tlustý
Vlastimil is a common Slavic names, Slavic origin given name originating from the roots: ''vlast'' (homeland) and ''mil'' (favour). A variant of the name is Vlastislav. The Czech name days are 17 March (Vlastimil) and 28 April (Vlastislav). The Slovak name day is 13 March (Vlastimil). The feminine form is Vlastimila. Short forms Vlasta (given name), Vlasta, Vlastík, Vlastek, Mila Notable bearers * Vlastislav - prince of Lucko (''luts-kaw'') * Vlastimil Brodský - Czech actor * Vlastislav Hofman - Czech architect, painter and graphic * Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakian/German chess player * Vlastimil Horváth - Czech rock singer * Vlastimil Kopecký - Czech footballer * Vlastimil Třešňák - Czech folk singer * Vlastimil Tusar - Czech journalist and politician * Vlasta Vrana, Vlasta Vrána - Czech-Canadian actor * Vlasta Burian - Czechoslovak actor See also * Slavic names References * Miloslava Knappová, ''Jak se bude vaše dítě jmenovat?'' External links * ht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Czech Presidential Election
Indirect presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic in January and February 2003 to elect a new President. The Parliament of the Czech Republic failed to elect a candidate on the first two ballots on the 15 and 24 January. However, on the third round of the third ballot on 28 February, Václav Klaus was elected. Background and procedure In 2003 Václav Havel had served the maximum 2 consecutive terms as President of the Czech Republic, with his second term ending on 2 February 2003. A joint session of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was held on the 15 January 2003 to elect his successor. Before the constitution was amended in 2012 to establish direct presidential election, the President of the Czech Republic was elected indirectly by a joint session of the Czech Parliament. Each ballot had 3 rounds, with a candidate needing an absolute majority of both the 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 81 members of the Senate in order to be elected in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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