Martin Bursík resigned on the position of leader after debacle in 2009 European election. Ondřej Liška became acting leader.[2] Election was set for December 2009. Liška decided to run for the position of the Leader. Matěj Stropnický became his main rival.[3]
There were 4 Candidates - Ondřej Liška, Matěj Stropnický, Josef Jadrný and Jan Linhart. Jadrný withdrawn from election before the election. Liška then defeated both Stropnický and Linhart.[4]
