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2008 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election

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

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

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

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

References

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  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.