Czech presidential election, 2018
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Presidential elections will be held in the Czech Republic in 2018, the second time the president has been elected directly. Incumbent president Miloš Zeman is standing for re-election. Jiří Drahoš and Michal Horáček are considered his main rivals.
Former Czech Prime Minister Miloš Zeman was elected the President of the Czech Republic in 2013, the first direct presidential elections in the country. He faced Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg. Previous presidential elections were indirect.
According to polls conducted in 2016, Zeman is the front-runner and his chances of re-election are considered high, but it was suggested that Zeman's candidacy would be determined by his health. Zeman announced his candidacy on 9 March 2017.Czech Social Democratic Party and ANO 2011 are rumoured to support his presidential bid.
Zdeněk Škromach was the first candidate to announce his intention to run, in 2015. In response, Tomáš Halík announced that he will run for president if Škromach does. This led former president Václav Klaus to announce that he would run against Halík if he was running without a strong rival. Halík later decided not to run.
Former Czech minister Michael Kocáb issued the "Kroměříž Proclamation" which aims to find a strong candidate to run against Zeman. Kocáb suggested Michal Horáček, who declined the movement's support but did not rule out running. Horáček mentioned his possible candidacy in April 2016 and some polls indicated that he would be the strongest possible contender to Zeman.
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