Michal Horáček

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Michal Horáček
Michal Horáček 2016.jpg
Personal details
Born (1952-07-23) 23 July 1952 (age 69)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
Rut Horáčková
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(m. 1976⁠–⁠2010)​
Michaela Hořejši
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(m. 2012)​
[1]
Children3
RelativesJaroslav Heyrovský (great-uncle)
Signature
Websitemichalhoracek.cz

Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the .[2][3] He founded Czech betting company Fortuna.[4] He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.

2018 presidential election[]

In April 2016, Horáček announced his possible candidacy in the 2018 Czech presidential election.[5] Horáček announced his candidacy on 7 October 2016.[6] He officially launched his campaign on 3 November 2016.[7] He said that he wanted his campaign to be based on respect for all people and their opinions.[8]

Horáček announced his advisers on 9 February 2017, including former Slovak presidential candidate Magdaléna Vášáryová, nuclear energy safety expert , and surgeon Pavel Pafko.[9] In 16 April 2017, Horáček started gathering the 50,000 signatures required for participation in the election.[10] On 6 May he reported that he had gathered the required number of signatures.[11] Horáček finished fourth of the nine candidates, with 9.18% of the vote.[12] Horáček then endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round.[13]

Political views[]

Horáček once said that "left-wing thinking isn't thinking",[14] but later said that he had changed his mind and started to consider it more seriously.[15] He describes himself as neither left-wing nor right-wing,[16] but his platform for the 2018 presidential election was described by political scientists as left-wing.[17] He supports European Union membership but would not oppose a referendum about leaving it.[18][19]

Horáček stated in July 2016 that opposing immigration was "like opposing rain", and added that Czechs have historically helped immigrants.[20][21] He has expressed opposition to migration quotas and to accepting large numbers of refugees, saying that the Czech Republic should not accept immigrants that Czechs do not want to accept.[22][23]

Personal life[]

Horáček is a Roman Catholic.[24][25] His great-uncle Jaroslav Heyrovský, a chemist and inventor, became the first Czech recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.[26]


Discography[]

Studio albums

Bibliography[]

  • 1983: Království za koně, Olympia
  • 1984: Zpráva z Kentucky, Turf klub SSM
  • 1990: Jak pukaly ledy, Ex libris
  • 1996: Los a sázka, Fortuna
  • 2002: Kdo víc vsadí, ten víc bere with Ladislav Verecký, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
  • 2004: O české krvi otců vlasti, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
  • 2007: O tajemství královny krav, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
  • 2009: Kudykam, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
  • 2012: Český kalendář, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
  • 2012: Habitus hazardního hráče, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny

Awards[]

Year Award Result
1982 Awards of World Press Institute Won[2]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Michal Horáček: Textař, podnikatel, novinář". Financnici (in Czech). financnici.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Michal Horáček". Scena.cz (in Czech). scena.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Michal Horáček - kandidát v prezidentských volbách 2018 - E15.cz". Zprávy E15.cz. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Zvažuji kandidaturu na prezidenta, Zeman volby znovu nevyhraje, říká Michal Horáček". Aktuálně.TV - Jen to, co musíte vidět. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Horáček se chystá na volbu prezidenta. Už je to na víc než 99 procent". iDNES.cz. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Nástupce Zemana? Horáček bude kandidovat". TÝDEN.cz. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Horáček: Jsem mnohem lepší než Schwarzenberg, umím jazyky. On nepochopil, co udělal špatně". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje (in Czech). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Kandidát na prezidenta Horáček představil tým dvanácti poradců. Jsou v něm Drábová, Vášáryová i cyklista König". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Horáček začal sbírat podpisy pro prezidentskou volbu. Favoritem nejsem, říká". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ^ "50 tisíc podpisů pro kandidaturu. Horáček má zřejmě hotovo". Deník CZ. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Výsledky Michala Horáčka". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Drahoš ukončil kontaktní kampaň. U voličů se za něj budou přimlouvat Horáček, Hilšer i Fischer". irozhlas.cz. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Horáček: Listopad 89? Zábavný pohřeb". iDNES.cz. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Horáček chce být prezidentem, přesvědčí chudé a zklamané?". Tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  16. ^ generator, metatags. "Michal Horáček - Program". Michal Horáček (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Exkluzivně: Zeman nemá nic jisté, Drahoš i Horáček s ním svádí těsný souboj". www.seznam.cz. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  18. ^ Průcha, Jaroslav. "Michal Horáček: EU musí přežít, alespoň tvrdé jádro". Roklen24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Horáček jde na ruku Zemanovým voličům. Neodmítl referendum o EU" (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Nechtít uprchlíky je jako nechtít déšť? Možný prezidentský kandidát Horáček se zděsil". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Horáček: Odpůrce migrace je jako odpůrce deště. Pomozme těm, co ctí naše pravidla". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  22. ^ Brožová, Karolína (12 November 2016). "Vládu s komunisty bych nedovolil, říká Michal Horáček". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Našli jsme vyjádření Michala Horáčka k uprchlíkům". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  24. ^ forum24.cz
  25. ^ praguemonitor.com
  26. ^ unknown (26 January 2021). "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1959". nobelprize/.

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