2018 Ostrava municipal election

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2018 Ostrava municipal election
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All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Tomáš Macura Lukáš Semerák Zdeněk Nytra
Party ANO Ostravak ODS
Seats won2176
Popular vote1,273,101447,207378,658
Percentage32.72%11.49%9.73%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Martin Juroška David Witosz Václav Kubín
Party KSČM Pirates SPD
Seats won654
Popular vote348,514348,337263,323
Percentage8.96%8.95%6.77%
 Seventh partyEighth party
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Leader Zbyněk Pražák Jiří Srba
Party Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party ČSSD
Seats won33
Popular vote226,779215,047
Percentage5.83%5.53%
Mayor before election

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Elected Mayor

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Municipal election in Ostrava was held as part of Czech municipal elections in 2018.

Contents

Current composition of assembly

PartySeats
ANO 2011 15
Ostravak 10
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 10
Czech Social Democratic Party 7
Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party 4
Civic Democratic Party 4

Background

Previous election

Previous election was held in 2014. ANO 2011 has won the election. ANO then negotiated with Ostravak, KDU-ČSL and ODS about possible coalition. [1] Negotiations were unsuccessful and Ostravak agreed to form coalition with ČSSD and KSČM. [2] This coalition broke quickly afterwards giving ANO 2011 new opportunity. [3] Coalition was finally formed between ANO, ČSSD and KDU-ČSL and leader of Ostravan ANO Tomáš Macura became new Mayor. [4] Coalition ruled Ostrava until December 2015 when ĆSSD and KDU-ČSL left the coalition. ANO 2011 the formed new coalition with ODS and Ostravak. [5]

Campaign

ANO 2011 decided to nominate incumbent Mayor Romáš Macura as its leader on 20 January 2018. [6]

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) announced on 12 February 2018 that Senator Zdeněk Nytra will lead party in the election. TOP 09 and Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic decided to support ODS in the election. [7]

Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) had to deal with inner problems during March 2018. 6 deputies left the party. It reduced ČSSD to only 7 seats in Assembly. Deputies who left the party, included Lumír Palyza who led the party in previous election. [8]

Opinion polls

DateCompany ANO 2011 ČSSD Ostravak KSČM KDU-ČSL ODS SPD Piráti Others
22 Jun 2018Phoenix Research [9] 34.010.9—9.24.08.314.07.67.3
1 - 10 Jun 2018Sanep [10] 32.28.14.09.24.110.216.210.15.9
22 Mar - 13 Apr 2018Phoenix Research [11] 35.19.7—8.83.18.714.58.211.9

Result

PartyLeaderVotes%Seats
ANO 2011 (ANO)Tomáš Macura1,273,10132.7221
Ostravak Lukáš Semerák447,20711.497
Civic Democratic Party (ODS)Zdeněk Nytra378,6589.736
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM)Martin Juroška348,5148.966
Czech Pirate Party (Piráti)David Witosz348,3378.955
Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)Václav Kubín263,3236.774
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and IndependentsZbyněk Pražák263,3235.833
Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)Jiří Srba215,0475.533
Better clean Ostrava151,9753.910
Mayors and Independents (STAN)115,3142.960
INDEPENDENTS101,3182.600
DSSS, SSPD-SP15,3030.390
Safety, Responsibility, Soliarity5,7940.150
JAUNER Czechoslovakia 20188500
Total3,890,93410055

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