2013 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election

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Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, 2013
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Candidate Jan Hamáček
Party ČSSD
Popular vote 195
Percentage 98.48%
Speaker before election

Miroslava Němcová
ODS

Elected Speaker

Jan Hamáček
ČSSD

Election of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was held on 27 November 2013. Jan Hamáček was elected the new Speaker. Hamáček was the nominee of Czech Social Democratic Party but received support from other coalition parties - ANO 2011, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party. Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) and TOP 09 also gave him an endorsement. Hamáček is the youngest Speaker of the Chamber.[1]

Voting[]

Voting took place on 27 November 2013. Hamáček was the only candidate. He received 195 votes of 198 and became the new Speaker.[2] The incumbent Speaker Miroslava Němcová didn't seek reelection. She sought position of Vice-chairswoman instead but was unsuccessful.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Předsedou Sněmovny byl zvolen Jan Hamáček z ČSSD - Reflex.cz". Reflex.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ televize, Česká. "Hamáček zvolen do čela sněmovny, je nejmladším předsedou v historii". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Hamáček vede Sněmovnu. Do vedení se dostal i komunista Filip". iDNES.cz. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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