The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) held a leadership election on 13 April 2024. Petr Fiala was reelected for sixth term which is to expire in 2024. Fiala is to become longest serving leader of ODS in 2025.[1]
Petr Fiala has been the leader of the party since 2014. Party formed an electoral alliance with KDU-ČSL and TOP 09,[2] under the name SPOLU.[3] SPOLU received 27.8% of votes in the 2021 Czech legislative election and finished first. As a result, Fiala became Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,[4] and subsequently confirmed his candidacy.[5] Fiala was then confirmed as a leader of the party in 2022 leadership election.
Election was set to be held in Ostrava on 13 April 2024.[6] Fiala is the sole candidate who received nominations from all regional organisations.[7] If Fiala gets reelected he can become longest serving leader of the party.[8]
Voting is held in Clarion Hotel, Ostrava. 539 delegates are allowed to vote. The incumbent leader Fiala runs unopposed. Fiala stated that he doesn't intend to leave the couhntry for populists and extremists.[9] Fiala received 424 votes from 523 delegates and was elected for his sixth term.[10]
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