2022 Mayors and Independents leadership election

A leadership election for the Mayors and Independents (STAN) in 2022 was held on 23 July 2022. The incumbent leader Vít Rakušan was elected for another term.

2022 Mayors and Independents leadership election
23 July 2022
 
Candidate Vít Rakušan
Electoral vote 292
Percentage 98.3%
leader of STAN before election

Vít Rakušan

 Elected leader of STAN

Vít Rakušan

Background

Rakušan led the party since 2019.[1] The party formed electoral alliance for 2021 Czech legislative election with Czech Pirate Party calle Pirates and Mayors. STAN made significant gains in the parliament as a result receiving 33 MPs and becoming third largest party in the Czech Republic.[2] It became party of Cabinet of Petr Fiala.[3]

Since legiaslative election STAN lost almost all of its Deputy leaders for various reasons whichled Rakušan to call snap election to elect new leadership.[4] Leadership election was originally scheduled for Fall 2022 but party was heavily affected by Dozimetr affair forcing the election to be held in Summer.[5]

Despite the affair Rakušan decided to run for another term as party leader. He gained nominations of most regional organisations suggesting strong support from party membership. As of 2 July 2022 only Plzeň organisation didn't give its nomination to Rakušan.[6]

Election

Voting was held on 23 July 2022. Rakušan received 292 of 297 votes and thus was reelected.[7]

References
  1. "Vít Rakušan, úspěch STAN ve volbách, životopis a aktuální zprávy - Seznam Zprávy". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. "Starostové kroužkováním zmasakrovali Piráty". novinky.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. Perknerová, Kateřina (17 December 2021). "PŘEHLEDNĚ: Přichází Fialova vláda. Kdo ode dneška vládne Česku". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. "Hnutí STAN se rozpadlo vedení. Kdo opustil předsednictvo třetí nejmocnější strany sněmovny?". iROZHLAS.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "Starostům a nezávislým se rozpadlo vedení. Nové budou volit už o prázdninách". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 19 June 2022.
  6. "Měl by Rakušan po kauze Dozimetr vést dál STAN? Kraje mají jasno". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. "Rakušan uhájil vedení STAN s „kimovskou" podporou". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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