entrepreneur
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, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music. He founded Czech betting company Fortuna. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.
2018 presidential election
In April 2016, Horáček announced his possible candidacy in the 2018 Czech presidential election. Horáček announced his candidacy on 7 October 2016. He officially launched his campaign on 3 November 2016. He said that he wanted his campaign to be based on respect for all people and their opinions.
Horáček announced his advisers on 9 February 2017, including former Slovak presidential candidate Magdaléna Vášáryová, nuclear energy safety expert
Dana Drábová
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Life
Drábová was bor ...
, and surgeon Pavel Pafko. In 16 April 2017, Horáček started gathering the 50,000 signatures required for participation in the election. On 6 May he reported that he had gathered the required number of signatures. Horáček finished fourth of the nine candidates, with 9.18% of the vote. Horáček then endorsed
Jiří Drahoš
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for the second round.
Political views
Horáček once said that "left-wing thinking isn't thinking", but later said that he had changed his mind and started to consider it more seriously. He describes himself as neither left-wing nor right-wing, but his platform for the 2018 presidential election was described by political scientists as left-wing. He supports
European Union
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membership but would not oppose a referendum about leaving it.
Horáček stated in July 2016 that opposing immigration was "like opposing rain", and added that Czechs have historically helped immigrants. 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.
Personal life
Horáček is a Roman Catholic. His great-uncle
Jaroslav Heyrovský
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, a chemist and inventor, became the first Czech recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.
Discography
;Studio albums
*1987: ''Potměšilý host'' with
Hana Hegerová
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Petr Hapka
Petr Hapka (13 May 1944 – 25 November 2014) was a Czech composer, one of the most significant composers of Czech film music scores. He is known for his collaborations with the lyricist Michal Horáček.
Discography
;Studio albums
*1987: ''Pot ...
*1988: ''V penziónu Svět'' with Petr Hapka
*1996: ''Citová investice'' with Petr Hapka
*2000: ''Richard Müller a hosté'' with Richard Müller &
Jan Saudek
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*2001: ''Mohlo by tu být i líp'' with Petr Hapka
*2003: '' Tak to chodí'' with Jarda Svoboda
*2006: ''
Strážce plamene
''Strážce plamene '' (''The Flamekeeper'') is a compilation album by Czech recording artists Petr Hapka and Michal Horáček, released on Universal Music in 2006.
Track listing
;Notes
* All songs performed in Czech.
* A Denotes a track ...
'' with Petr Hapka
*2008: ''
Ohrožený druh
''Ohrožený druh'' (''Threatened Species'') is a compilation album by Czech recording artist Michal Horáček, released on Sony BMG in 2008.
Track listing
;Notes
* All songs performed in Czech with exception of "Esik az eső, csendesen", s ...
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*2009: ''Kudykam'' with Petr Hapka
*2011: ''
Tante Cose da Veder
''Tante Cose da Veder'' (''So Much to See'') is a compilation album by Czech recording artists Michal Horáček, Petr Hapka and Ondřej Brzobohatý released on Sony Music in 2011.
Track listing
;Notes
* All songs performed in Czech.
Cred ...
'' with Petr Hapka &
Ondřej Brzobohatý Ondřej �ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew.
* Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier
* Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player
* Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer
* Ondřej Cverna (bor ...
*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