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September 1990 Czechoslovak People's Party leadership election

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A leadership election for the Czechoslovak People's Party (ČSL) was held during extraordinary congress of the party on 29 September 1990. Josef Lux was elected the new leader.

Candidates

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There were 8 candidates.[1]

Voting

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Josef Bartončík and Antonín Baudyš were considered the strongest candidates. Three candidates advanced to the second round - Bartončík, Baudyš and Lux. Baudyš decided to withdraw from the election and supported Lux. Lux then defeated Bartončík and became the new leader.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jan, Bureš; Jakub, Charvát; Petr, Just; Martin, Štefek (2013). Česká demokracie po roce 1989: Institucionální základy českého politického systému (in Czech). Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 9788024782706. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Suchý, Petr. "Proces transformace KDU-ČSL ve stranu moderního typu". journals.muni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ Schrötter, Pavel (2010). Kooperace a konkurence mezi českými křesťansko-demokratickými stranami po roce 1989 (PDF). Prague: Charles University. pp. 59–62. Retrieved 5 February 2018.