2024 Freedom and Direct Democracy leadership election explained

Country:Czech Republic
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2021 Freedom and Direct Democracy leadership election
Previous Year:2021
Election Date:13 April 2024
Next Election:2027 Freedom and Direct Democracy leadership election
Next Year:2027
Candidate1:Tomio Okamura
Colour1:1074BC
Electoral Vote1:195
Percentage1:90.3%
leader of SPD
Before Election:Tomio Okamura
After Election:Tomio Okamura

The Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) leadership election of 2024 was held on 13 April 2024. Tomio Okamura was elected for fourth term.

Background

Tomio Okamura founded the party in 2015 after he split from Dawn. He was elected party's leader the same year.[1] Okamura led the party during 2021 legislative election during which it received 9.5% and 20 seasts of 200.[2] Leadership election was scheduled for 13 April 2024. Tomio Okamura announced he will seek reelection.[3]

Voting

Voting is held in DUO Hotel. 250 delegates are allowed to vote.[4] [5] 223 delegates eventually participated, 216 of them voted. Okamura received 195 votes and thus was reelected.[6]

Okamura 90.28% vote share was his lowest vote share in a leadership election.

Candidate Vote%
195 90.28%
Against 209.26
Invalid10.46%

Notes and References

  1. News: Okamura se stal předsedou hnutí Svoboda a přímá demokracie . . 14 July 2018 . cs . 4 August 2015. Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency.
  2. Web site: Okamura. Tomio. Okamura: Osm procent nám ubraly strany, které měly určitý programový překryv . iROZHLAS . 9 October 2021 . 5 December 2021 . cs. Vít Kubant.
  3. Web site: Šindlerová. Denisa. ODS a SPD si budou v dubnu volit vedení . ČT24. 13 April 2024 . cs.
  4. Web site: Příjezd Zemana a vzpomínky na Baštu (†75). Okamura se chystá obhájit na sjezdu křeslo šéfa SPD . Blesk. 13 April 2024 . cs . 13 April 2024. Czech News Center. Czech News Agency.
  5. Web site: Brožovská. Natálie. ODS a SPD budou volit nové šéfy. Už nyní je jasno . parlamentnilisty.cz . 13 April 2024. cs.
  6. News: Vašinová. Jolana. Vaníčková. Kateřina. Šéfem SPD bude dál Okamura. Vládní strany se bojí občanů, řekl sněmu Zeman. iDNES.cz. 16 April 2024 . cs . 13 April 2024. Mafra.