2014 Czech Pirate Party leadership election

2014 Czech Pirate Party leadership election

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Turnout36.2%
 
Candidate Lukáš Černohorský Jakub Michálek Ivo Vašíček
Popular vote 78 55 41
Percentage 44% 31% 23%

Leader of Pirates before election

Ivan Bartoš

Elected Leader of Pirates

Lukáš Černohorský

The Czech Pirate Party leadership election of 2014 was held on 2 August 2014. Lukáš Černohorský was elected new leader of the party.[1]

Background

Czech Pirate Party was led by Ivan Bartoš who led during the 2014 European Parliament election. It narrowly failed to reach electoral threshold and Bartoš decided to resign.[2] Party had to face inner conflicts after the election which was another reason of Bartoš' resignation.[3] Lukáš Černohorský, Jakub Michalek and Ivo Vašíček decided to run for the position. Bartoš endorsed Černohorský.[4]

Voting

Candidate 1st round % 2nd round %
Lukáš Černohorský 88 57.52
78 44.07
Jakub Michálek 86 56.21
55 31.1
Ivo Vašíček [cs] 82 53.59
41 23.16
Ondřej Profant [cs] 54 35.29
Václav Málek 36 23.53
Tomáš Klapka 22 14.38
Josef Úlehla 16 10.46
turnout 153 176

Three candidates advanced form 1st round of voting.[5] Černohorský received 78 votes, Michálek 55 votes and Vašíček 41 votes.[6]

References