Candidates and Party Support
- Václav Klaus – supported by the Civic Democratic Party
- Jan Švejnar – supported by the Czech Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Caucus SNK and the Caucus of Open Democracy
KSČM was not fully decided whether to support Švejnar or not, while about half of the 26 deputies and 3 senators favored Klaus and Švejnar.
Three well-known Czech political analysts rated the chances of Klaus and Švejnar at 60–40, 70–30 and 95-5, respectively.
Read more about this topic: Czech Presidential Election, 2008
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