The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2001 was held on 7 April 2001. Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and incumbent leader Miloš Zeman decided to not seek re-election. Vladimír Špidla was elected his successor. Špidla was the only candidate.[1][2]
552 delegates were allowed to vote. 543 of them voted. Špidla received 485 votes.[3]
^a.s., Economia, (7 April 2001). "Vladimír Špidla novým předsedou ČSSD". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 19 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)