Adriana Krnáčová (born 26 September 1960) is a Czech businesswoman and a politician. She was the

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from November 2014 until November 2018, becoming the first woman to serve in this position. Prior to becoming Mayor of

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, Krnáčová was head of the Czech branch of

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, and was also briefly Deputy Interior Minister for Public Administration in the

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Mayor of Prague

Krnáčová was elected Mayor as a representative of the

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party, which was founded and is currently led by

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. In the 2014 local election, ANO 2011 won 22.1% of the vote, electing 17 councillors (out of 65), while Krnáčová herself won 1.63% of the vote. She replaced

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who had been mayor since 20 June 2013. In the 2018 Prague municipal election, she declined to run for a seat in the Municipal Assembly and was succeeded as mayor by the

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candidate

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Personal life

Krnáčová is of Slovak origin. She is divorced with three children.

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