2003 Czech presidential election

2003 Czech presidential election

← 1998 15, 24 January & 28 February 2003 2008 →

Nominee Václav Klaus Jan Sokol Party ODS ČSSD Electoral vote 142 (final round) 124 (final round) Percentage 53.4% 46.6%

President before election Václav Havel Independent Elected President Václav Klaus ODS

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Indirect presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic in January and February 2003 to elect a new President. The Parliament of the Czech Republic failed to elect a candidate on the first two ballots on the 15 and 24 January. However, on the third round of the third ballot on 28 February, Václav Klaus was elected.