March 2011 President of European Conservatives and Reformists election

March 2011 President of European Conservatives and Reformists election

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Candidate Jan Zahradil Timothy Kirkhope Ryszard Legutko Party ODS Conservative PiS Popular vote 36 18 withdrawn Percentage 66.67% 33.33%

President of ECR before election Michal Kaminski PiS Elected President of ECR Jan Zahradil ODS

Election of the President of European Conservatives and Reformists was held on 8 March 2011. Election was held after the previous president Michal Kaminski quit the group. Candidates included Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, British MEP Timothy Kirkhope and Polish MEP Ryszard Legutko. Kirkhope was considered the favourite to become the new president as the Conservative Party dominated the group. He was defeated by Zahradil who became the new president.^[1][2][3]