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Czech political event
November 2017 Party of Free Citizens leadership election
A leadership election for the Czech Party of Free Citizens was held on 18 November 2017, after the party's unsuccessful results in the legislative election and consequent resignation of the party's leadership. The election was expected to be a two-way contest between Tomáš Pajonk and Jiří Payne, but on 11 November 2017, former leader Petr Mach announced his candidacy. The results were announced on 19 November 2017, with Pajonk defeating Mach by a large margin.
Background
A legislative election was held on 20–21 October 2017. Svobodní's share of the vote fell to 1.5% from 2.6% in the 2013 election. The incumbent leader Petr Mach resigned afterwards, and the election was scheduled for 12–18 November. Mach stated that he would consider standing again. Tomáš Pajonk and Jiří Payne were the first prominent candidates to announce their candidacy. Pajonk was previously suggested by Mach. The election was expected to be a two-way contest between Pajonk and Payne. Mach eventually decided to run and announced his candidacy on 10 November 2017. The other two candidates were Tomáš Michalička and Daniel Urban.
Candidates
Petr Mach, the incumbent leader. He announced his candidacy on 11 November 2017.