Michal Horáček

Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music.[2][3] He founded Czech betting company Fortuna.[4] He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.

For the Czech orienteer, see Michal Horáček (orienteer).

Michal Horáček
Personal details
Born (1952-07-23) 23 July 1952
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
Rut Horáčková
​
(m. 1976⁠–⁠2010)​
    Michaela Hořejši
    ​
    (m. 2012)​
    [1]
    Children3
    RelativesJaroslav Heyrovský (great-uncle)
    Signature
    Websitemichalhoracek.cz

    2018 presidential election

    In April 2016, Horáček announced his possible candidacy in the 2018 Czech presidential election.[5] Horáček announced his candidacy on 7 October 2016.[6] He officially launched his campaign on 3 November 2016.[7] He said that he wanted his campaign to be based on respect for all people and their opinions.[8]

    Horáček announced his advisers on 9 February 2017, including former Slovak presidential candidate Magdaléna Vášáryová, nuclear energy safety expert Dana Drábová, and surgeon Pavel Pafko.[9] In 16 April 2017, Horáček started gathering the 50,000 signatures required for participation in the election.[10] On 6 May he reported that he had gathered the required number of signatures.[11] Horáček finished fourth of the nine candidates, with 9.18% of the vote.[12] Horáček then endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round.[13]

    Political views

    Horáček once said that "left-wing thinking isn't thinking",[14] but later said that he had changed his mind and started to consider it more seriously.[15] He describes himself as neither left-wing nor right-wing,[16] but his platform for the 2018 presidential election was described by political scientists as left-wing.[17] He supports European Union membership but would not oppose a referendum about leaving it.[18][19]

    Horáček stated in July 2016 that opposing immigration was "like opposing rain", and added that Czechs have historically helped immigrants.[20][21] He has expressed opposition to migration quotas and to accepting large numbers of refugees, saying that the Czech Republic should not accept immigrants that Czechs do not want to accept.[22][23]

    Personal life

    Horáček is a Roman Catholic.[24] His great-uncle Jaroslav Heyrovský, a chemist and inventor, became the first Czech recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.[25]

    Discography
    Studio albums

    Bibliography
    • 1983: Království za koně, Olympia
    • 1984: Zpráva z Kentucky, Turf klub SSM
    • 1990: Jak pukaly ledy, Ex libris
    • 1996: Los a sázka, Fortuna
    • 2002: Kdo víc vsadí, ten víc bere with Ladislav Verecký, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
    • 2004: O české krvi otců vlasti, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
    • 2007: O tajemství královny krav, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
    • 2009: Kudykam, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
    • 2012: Český kalendář, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny
    • 2012: Habitus hazardního hráče, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny

    Awards
    Year Award Result
    1982 Awards of World Press Institute Won[2]

    References
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michal Horáček.
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    2. "Michal Horáček: Textař, podnikatel, novinář". Financnici (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2012.
    3. "Michal Horáček". Scena.cz (in Czech). scena.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
    4. "Michal Horáček - kandidát v prezidentských volbách 2018". Zprávy E15.cz. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
    5. "Zvažuji kandidaturu na prezidenta, Zeman volby znovu nevyhraje, říká Michal Horáček". Aktuálně.cz. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    6. "Horáček se chystá na volbu prezidenta. Už je to na víc než 99 procent". iDNES.cz. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    7. "Nástupce Zemana? Horáček bude kandidovat". TÝDEN.cz. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    8. "Horáček: Jsem mnohem lepší než Schwarzenberg, umím jazyky. On nepochopil, co udělal špatně". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    9. "Kandidát na prezidenta Horáček představil tým dvanácti poradců. Jsou v něm Drábová, Vášáryová i cyklista König". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    10. "Horáček začal sbírat podpisy pro prezidentskou volbu. Favoritem nejsem, říká". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    11. "50 tisíc podpisů pro kandidaturu. Horáček má zřejmě hotovo". Deník. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
    12. "Výsledky Michala Horáčka". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
    13. "Drahoš ukončil kontaktní kampaň. U voličů se za něj budou přimlouvat Horáček, Hilšer i Fischer". irozhlas.cz. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
    14. "Horáček: Listopad 89? Zábavný pohřeb". iDNES.cz. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    15. "Horáček chce být prezidentem, přesvědčí chudé a zklamané?". Tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    16. "Michal Horáček - Program". Michal Horáček (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    17. "Exkluzivně: Zeman nemá nic jisté, Drahoš i Horáček s ním svádí těsný souboj". Seznam Zprávy. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    18. Průcha, Jaroslav. "Michal Horáček: EU musí přežít, alespoň tvrdé jádro". Roklen24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    19. "Horáček jde na ruku Zemanovým voličům. Neodmítl referendum o EU" (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    20. "Nechtít uprchlíky je jako nechtít déšť? Možný prezidentský kandidát Horáček se zděsil". EuroZprávy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    21. "Horáček: Odpůrce migrace je jako odpůrce deště. Pomozme těm, co ctí naše pravidla". Blesk.cz. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    22. Brožová, Karolína (12 November 2016). "Vládu s komunisty bych nedovolil, říká Michal Horáček". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
    23. "Našli jsme vyjádření Michala Horáčka k uprchlíkům". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    24. "Modlitba za nemocného Zemana byla třeba, tvrdí Michal Horáček". forum24.cz.
    25. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1959". Nobel Prize. 26 January 2021.
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