2021 Mayors and Independents leadership election
31 August 2021
 
Candidate Vít Rakušan
Electoral vote 179
Percentage 96%
leader of STAN before election

Vít Rakušan

 Elected leader of STAN

Vít Rakušan

A leadership election for the Mayors and Independents (STAN) in 2021 was held on 31 August 2021. The incumbent leader Vít Rakušan was the only candidate and received 96% of votes.[1]

Election

Rakušan led the party since 2019.[2] Under his leadership party made significant gains in 2020 Czech regional elections and 2020 Czech Senate election.[3] Party formed electoral alliance with Czech Pirate Party for 2021 Czech legislative election. Election was originally set for 26 June 2021but it was delayed as a reaction to 2021 South Moravia tornado.[4] New date was set for 31 August 2021 which was one month prior 2021 Czech legislative election.[5]

Election was held on 31 August 2021. Rakušan was the only candidate. During his candidacy speech he defended alliance with Pirate Party and stated that the alliance aims to return future to the Czech Republic.[6] He received 179 of 187 votes which is 95.7%.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Jeřábková, Dominika. "Rakušan je znovu předsedou STAN, ve volbách chce zvítězit". novinky.cz. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vít Rakušan, úspěch STAN ve volbách, životopis a aktuální zprávy - Seznam Zprávy". seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "STAN může konkurovat hnutí ANO, výsledky jsou solidní, říká Rakušan". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 3 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rakušan byl opět zvolen předsedou STAN". E15.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Petr Holec: Rakušan na sněmu STAN slíbil něco, před čím jen tak neuteče". plus.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Vít Rakušan na sněmu STAN obhájil funkci předsedy hnutí". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rakušan zůstal předsedou STAN. Na sněmu neměl protikandidáta". Deník.cz (in Czech). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rakušan obhájil post šéfa STAN. Koalici Spolu vyzval ke společnému postupu po volbách". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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