← 2003 26 March 2005 291 203 | 26 March 2005 2006 → 58.9% 41.1% | |
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2005 happened when incumbent Vladimír Špidla resigned as a result of party's poor performance in European Parliament election. Stanislav Gross and Zdeněk Škromach duelled in the election. Gross was front-runner and was endorsed by 12 regional organisations while Škromach was supported by only 1 region.
Gross defeated Škromach when he received votes of 291 delegates. 552 delegates were allowed to vote.
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Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election, 2005 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA