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Elections of the President of the Czech Republic by the Parliament of the Czech Republic were held on Friday 8 February and Saturday 9 February 2008, to select a successor to incumbent Václav Klaus' for a five-year term beginning on 7 March 2008. The candidates standing for election were Klaus and University of Michigan Professor Jan Švejnar.〔( "U-M professor Svejnar still in running for Czech presidency" ), Ann Arbor News quoting AP, September 2008. Accessed: 19 July 2008.〕 When no winner emerged on the first ballot, another ballot was held on 15 February 2008, barely re-electing Klaus to a second term. The election was marked by party splits and post-Cold War rancor, Germany's ''Deutsche Welle'' reported.〔("Czech Presidential Election Highlights Resilient Grudges" ), Deutsche Welle, May 2008 (English).Accessed: 19 July 2008.〕 He signed his presidential pledge with a platinum-plated pen allegedly worth up to 1 million koruna (about US$61,300). A Czech company had donated the pen, one of a limited edition of 10, to Klaus,〔("Czech president to sign second term oath with million crown pen" ), Radio Prague, May 2008, (English). Accessed: 19 July 2008.〕 who promised he would exercise his powers cautiously and conservatively during his second term.〔("Václav Klaus promises "conservative" use of presidential power in second term" ), Rob Cameron for Radio Prague, July 2008, (English) .Accessed: 19 July 2008.〕 == The electoral process == (詳細はCzech Republic – Constitution, Article 58 )〕〔Boruda, Ondřej: (Presidential Election 2008 ), ''The Prague Post'' 6 February 2008〕 The differences of the 2008 election against the earlier ones were: # Compared to the 2003 election, the balance of power between both chambers switched: Klaus's party had an absolute majority in the Senate, cemented by pro-Klaus senators from smaller parties. # For the first time there were only two candidates, so no elimination between first and second round. # Due to absences of MPs, the quorum for election was decreased 140.〔Janicek, Karel: (U-M prof loses bid for president of Czech Republic ). The Associated Press 15 February 2008〕 In the 2008 election, the President came of the 3rd round of the second election, in 2003 it took one election more. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Czech presidential election, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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