1998 Czech presidential election

1998 Czech presidential election
20 January 1998
 
Nominee Václav Havel
Party Independent
Electoral vote 146
Percentage 52.3%
President before election

Václav Havel
Independent

 Elected President

Václav Havel
Independent

Indirect presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic on 20 January 1998 to elect a new president. The Parliament re-elected incumbent President Václav Havel in the second round. The arrest of an opposition candidate, Miroslav Sládek, was criticised by Havel's opponents.

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