1994 Prague municipal election

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1994 Prague municipal election
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  1990 18–19 November 1994 1998  

All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.73%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image.svg No image.svg Michal Prokop.jpg
Leader Jan Koukal Petr ZajíčekMichal Prokop
Party ODS KSČM ODA
Seats won2365
Popular vote11,658,2273,022,6282,669,620
Percentage41.2%10.7%9.4%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Jiri Paroubek cropped.jpg No image.svg Jiri Dienstbier.jpg
Leader Jiří Paroubek Karel Berka Jiří Dienstbier
Party ČSSD DEU OH
Seats won533
Popular vote2,435,2791,460,5321,377,633
Percentage8.6%5.2%4.9%

Mayor before election

Jan Koukal
ODS

Elected Mayor

Jan Koukal
ODS

The 1994 Prague municipal election was held as part of 1994 Czech municipal elections. It was the first that Prague consisted only one electoral district. [1]

Contents

Campaign

ODS was led by Jan Koukal. Koukal became Mayor of Prague in 1993 when he replaced Milan Kondr. Koukal had an image of strong and decisive leader. The campaign focused on his positive personal qualities. Other parties tried to imitate this tactics. [2]

Results

PartyVote%VoteSeats
Civic Democratic Party 11,658,22741.16%23
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 3,022,62810.67%6
Civic Democratic Alliance 2,669,6209.42%5
Czech Social Democratic Party 2,435,2798.60%5
Democratic Union 1,460,5325.16%3
Free Democrats (OH) 1,377,6334.86%3
Pensioners for Life Security 1,019,3053.60%2
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 763,7822.70%1
Coalition for Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia 562,7351.99%1
Association of Independents of Prague562,7351.99%1
Citizens of Prague for Prague536,1111.89%1
Green Party 488,3231.72%1
Independent Initiative452,1851.60%1
Christian Democratic Party 266,7780.94%1
Club of Committed Non-Party Members 260,9460.92%1
Others0

ODS won an overwhelming victory and a formed coalition with the Civic Democratic Alliance. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Horak, Martin (2007). Governing the Post-communist City: Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague. University of Toronto Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN   9780802093288 . Retrieved 9 January 2018.