Prezident 21
Prezident 21 is an interactive website, created by Czech mathematician and political activist Karel Janeček and his think tank Institute H21, used to familiarise voters with a proposed system to select a presidential candidate for the 2018 Czech presidential election.[1]
Operation[]
The software went live on 21 December 2016.[2] Participants were allowed to nominate anyone except for the software creator, Janeček. Everyone who voted was allowed three positive votes and one negative vote.
Outcome[]
Over 3,000 people participated in the first few hours of the website's creation, after which Šimon Pánek was in first place. The incumbent president Miloš Zeman was last.[3] Zeman's poor result was said to be most likely due to the fact that his supporters were less active on the internet.[4] By April 2017, Michal Horáček had taken the lead, and was then overtaken by Jiří Drahoš. The software developers announced a plan to conduct opinion polls through the software.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Prezident 21". Prezident 21 (in Czech). Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Hledejte příštího prezidenta, vyzývá Čechy miliardář Janeček. Zeman zatím zcela propadá | EuroZprávy.cz". Eurozprávy.cz. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Janeček odstartoval hru, ve které hledá nového českého prezidenta. Vede Pánek, Zeman je poslední". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje (in Czech). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "V prezidentské anketě drtivě vede Pánek. Má to ale dvě ale - Echo24.cz". Echo24 (in Czech). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Janečkovu hru o hledání prezidenta vede Horáček, Drahoš rychle roste". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 April 2017.
External links[]
- 2018 Czech presidential election
- Czech games
- Opinion polling in the Czech Republic
- Software stubs