Czech presidential election, 1993

Czech presidential election, 1993

26 January 1993

Nominee Václav Havel Marie Stiborová Miroslav Sládek Party Independent KSČM SPR-RSČ Popular vote 109 49 14 Percentage 54.5% 24.5% 7.0%

Elected President Václav Havel Independent

The 1993 Czech presidential election was held on 26 January 1993 to elect the first President of independent Czech Republic. The first election was done indirectly ^[1]by the members of the Czech Republic Parliament. Václav Havel was elected President.^[2][3]

Candidates

• Václav Havel - former president of Czechoslovakia and a candidate of governing coalition (ODS, KDU-CSL and ODA).
• Marie Stiborová - leader of Left Bloc (coalition of parties KSCM and SDL).
• Miroslav Sládek - leader of SPR-RSC.

Results

All 200 Memebrs of parliament voted. 6 of them submitted unvalid ballots while 22 submitted empty ballots. Havel received 109 votes and thus won the election in the first round. Communist candidate Stiborová received only 49 votes and Republican candidate Sládek only 14 votes. This is the only presidential election in which the president was voted and elected only by Chamber of Deputies.^[4]

Candidate	Votes	%
Václav Havel	109	63.37
Marie Stiborová	49	28.49
Miroslav Sládek	14	8.14
Blank ballots	22	–
Invalid votes	6	–
Total	200	100

References

1. "Indirect election prior to 2013". Robert Schuman. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
2. "Prezidentská volba tajná ci verejná". Vlada.cz. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
3. "Naši prezidenti - Haló noviny". www.halonoviny.cz. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
4. "1992 a 1993 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Ceský rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz. Retrieved 4 August 2016.