A leadership election for Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) was held on 8 November 2003. The incumbent leader Cyril Svoboda was unexpectedly defeated by Miroslav Kalousek.
Candidates Cyril Svoboda - the incumbent leader of KDU-ČSL was endorsed by Czech Social Democratic Party leader Vladimír Špidla and was considered left-wing candidate. He was considered front-runner of the election. Miroslav Kalousek - Kalousek was considered more right-wing candidate than Svoboda. He was endorsed by Civic Democratic Party leader Mirek Topolánek. Jaromír Talíř - Considered the outsider of the election. Libor Ambrozek - Minister of environment. He had support in Moravian regions and offered himself as a centrist candidate.
Result Candidate 1st round 2nd round Miroslav Kalousek 135 (45.1%) 164 (54.6%) Cyril Svoboda 116 (38.7%) 135 (43.6%) Jaromír Talíř 22 (7.3%) - Libor Ambrozek 20 (6.6%) -
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