2008 Czech presidential election

2008 Czech presidential election
8–9 & 15 February 2008
 
Nominee Václav Klaus Jan Švejnar
Party ODS ČSSD
Electoral vote 141 111
Percentage 56% 44%
President before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Elected President

Václav Klaus
ODS

Indirect presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic on 8–9 February 2008, in which the President was elected by the Parliament. The candidates standing for election were the incumbent president Václav Klaus and University of Michigan Professor Jan Švejnar.

When no winner emerged on the first ballot, another ballot was held on 15 February 2008, with Klaus narrowly elected for a second term.

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