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Election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was held on 27 June 1996.[1] Miloš Zeman was elected the new President when he defeated Jan Vik.[2]

Background

1996 legislative election concluded with victory of governing coalition. Coalition was short of parliamentary majority and needed support of opposition Czech Social Democratic Party. Coalition offered support in President election to the leader of Social Democratic Party Miloš Zeman in exchange for parliamentary support.[3]

Voting

187 MPs were present. Zeman received 103 votes, Vik received 30 votes and 57 votes were invalid. Zeman became the new President.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "PČR, PS 1996-1998, 1. schůze, část 3/4 (27. 6. 1996)". www.psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Němcovou potopili i koaliční poslanci". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ televize, Česká. "Přehled předsedů Poslanecké sněmovny od roku 1992". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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