2013 Czech Presidential Election

[Famous Mortimer]

Milos Zeman is a crazy person.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He's not actually going to win is he?

[Tender Branson]

This guy is running for Czech President:



Currently has 10% poll support.

[Tender Branson]

I would vote for the guy just for the lulz:

[DC Al Fine]

Is that a massive face tattoo or a skin condition?

[Tender Branson]

Is that a massive face tattoo or a skin condition?

He's an artist, so ...

And now imagine a photo-op with the major world leaders ...

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

It ought to be noted this is the first direct Czech presidential election ever.

Milos Zeman is a crazy person.

Yup, he's a seasoned troll but quite accomplished politician. Was effective PM and basically founded Czech Social Democratic Party. However, I have some problems with, because of views like:

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It appears race is a tie between Zeman and former PM Jan Fischer, a beaurecrat-turned-"technical"-PM-who-stayed-longer-on-than-expected-and-apperently-is-quite-popular.

[stepney]

Is that a massive face tattoo or a skin condition?

He's an artist, so ...

And now imagine a photo-op with the major world leaders ...

To be fair, Franz doesn't look as daft as Karel Schwarzenberg when he's got his pipe on the go...

[GMantis]

Nice to see both the ODS and TOP09 candidates in single digits.

[Famous Mortimer]

I suspect Zemen is backed by more conservative voters and Fischer is backed by more leftish ones. That's a total guess though. Can anyone confirm?

[GMantis]

I suspect Zemen is backed by more conservative voters and Fischer is backed by more leftish ones. That's a total guess though. Can anyone confirm?

Certainly not, as the top two conservative parties are running  their own candidates, who even together barely gather 10%. Also Zeman runs a breakaway fraction of the Social Democrats, so he would hardly be first choice for the rightists, even if he shares some of their bizarre ideas, like on Global warming.

[Famous Mortimer]

The fact that conservative voters aren't backing the ODS or TOP actually supports my argument.

[Famous Mortimer]

Tattoo man is now in third place with over 10% of the vote. Beating out both the ODS and the CSSD candidates.

[ERvND]

I hate it when they don't poll the second round. It's been pretty clear for months now that Fischer and Zeman will advance, so what's the use of polling the first round for the 50th time?

[RodPresident]

I'm thinking that tattoo man will get to run-off. In election day, protest voters will go for him. If election had been 3 years ago, Schwarzenberg would have it on bag.

[minionofmidas]

Tattoo man brought me to this thread. I hadn't heard owt about this election previously.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This guy is running for Czech President:



Currently has 10% poll support.

Well, the Czechs did elect Vaclav Claus. That's not much more believable.

[Kitteh]

It had never occurred to me before, but I just realized how much Schwarzenberg is like Simfan:





If only Simfan were 40 years older, white, and had a mustache...

[Tender Branson]

Results of the 1st round (100% of votes counted):

Wards: 14.904
Voters in the electoral roll: 8.435.522
Turnout (%): 61,31
Envelopes received: 5.168.161
% of valid votes cast: 99,53
Valid votes cast: 5.143.966

...

Zeman Milos Ing.    Obcan    SPOZ    1 245 848    24,21
Schwarzenberg Karel    Poslanci    TOP 09    1 204 195    23,40

Fischer Jan Ing. CSc.    Obcan    BEZPP    841 437    16,35
Dienstbier Jiri    Senatori    CSSD    829 297    16,12
Franz Vladimir Prof. JUDr.    Obcan    BEZPP    351 916    6,84
Roithova Zuzana MUDr. MBA    Obcan    KDU-CSL    255 045    4,95
Fischerova Tatana    Obcan    KH    166 211    3,23
Sobotka Premysl MUDr.    Poslanci    ODS    126 846    2,46    
Bobosikova Jana Ing.    Obcan    SBB    123 171    2,39

http://www.volby.cz/pls/prez2013/pe2?xjazyk=EN

[Tender Branson]

Schwarzenberg outperformed the latest polls by about 2-times (he had about 10-11% support) ...

[Kitteh]

Well, this is... unexpected. Schwarzenberg making it into the second round? Wow.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Much stronger result for Schwarzenberg and Dienstbier than the polls indicated; any idea what happened?

[Tender Branson]

Much stronger result for Schwarzenberg and Dienstbier than the polls indicated; any idea what happened?

Either a poll fail or the youngsters didn't turn out for the Tattoo man and Schwarzenberg has high personal ratings according to what I've read. But I don't know really much about Czech Politics.

[Famous Mortimer]

Fischer did poorly in a debate against Zemen. His supporters switched to Schwarzenberg.

There goes my pet theory about Zemen being the right-wing candidate.

Anyway, good to see the ODS coming in behind the Christian Democrats and the Greens.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yeah, a debate changing things would make sense. Anyone got results by Region?