2008 Czech regional elections

Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils in 13 regions (all except Prague) on 17 and 18 October 2008.[1] The elections were won by the opposition Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which won in every region.[2]

2008 Czech regional elections

17–18 October 2008

675 seats on 13 Regional Councils
Turnout40.3%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jiří Paroubek Mirek Topolánek
Party ČSSD ODS
Seats won 280 180
Popular vote 1,044,719 687,005
Percentage 35.85% 23.57%

Chairman of Regional Association before election

Evžen Tošenovský
ODS

Elected Chairman of Regional Association

Michal Hašek
ČSSD

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Czech Social Democratic Party1,044,71935.85280
Civic Democratic Party687,00523.57180
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia438,02415.03114
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party193,9116.6556
Green Party92,0573.150
SNK European Democrats36,7191.266
Independent Mayors for Region35,5841.227
NorthBohemians.cz31,9101.098
Others353,71312.14130
Total2,913,642100675

References

  1. "Prezident vyhlásil krajské a senátní volby na polovinu října". iDNES.cz. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "VIDEO: ČSSD jasně vyhrála krajské volby". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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