1998 Freedom Union leadership election

Czech Republic presidential no 1996 Civic Democratic Party leadership election 1996 17 January 1998 1999 Freedom Union leadership election 1999 95.8% 150x150px Jan Ruml 228b22 214 74% 100x150px Karel Cieslar 228b22 47 16% 100x150px Ivo Šanc 228b22 29 10% Leader of US Jan Ruml A leadership election for the Freedom Union (US) was held in the Czech Republic on 17 January 1998. Jan Ruml was elected the first leader of the party when he defeated businessman Karel Cieslar and Mayor of Kutná Hora Ivo Šanc.Prvním cílem unie jsou volby https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-946819-prvnim-cilem-unie-jsou-volby Hospodářské noviny 29 January 2018 cs 23 February 1998 Background Freedom Union was founded in 1998 as a split from the Civic Democratic Party. It was a result of a political crisis that started during 1997.Veřejnost si od Unie svobody slibovala změnu politického stylu http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/archiv/1465276-verejnost-si-od-unie-svobody-slibovala-zmenu-politickeho-stylu ČT24 29 January 2018 cs Voting Candidate Vote%Jan Ruml21473.7973.8 228b22Karel Cieslar4716.2116.2 228b22Ivo Šanc2910.0010.0 228b22Total290100 Ruml received 214 votes. His rivals Cieslar and Šanc received 47 and 29 votes respectively. 290 delegates voted.Co je nového v České republice http://md.blisty.cz/files/isarc/9802/19980223a.html md.blisty.cz 29 January 2018 References autocollapse 1998 Category:1998 elections in the Czech Republic Freedom Union leadership election