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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic for the first time on 15 and 16 November 1996, with a second round on 22 and 23 November. [1] the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 32 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 34.9% in the first round and 30.6% in the second. [2]
The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.
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The elections were held using the two-round system, with an absolute majority required to be elected.
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Date | Polling firm | ODS | ČSSD | KSČM | KDU-ČSL | ODA | SPR-RSČ | Others/Undecided |
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August 1996 | IVVM [3] | 15.7 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 65.9 |
September 1996 | IVVM [3] | 38.4 | 21.0 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
October 1996 | IVVM [3] | 34.6 | 25.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
November 1996 | IVVM [3] | 40.8 | 24.1 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Civic Democratic Party | 1,006,036 | 36.5 | 1,134,044 | 49.2 | 32 |
Czech Social Democratic Party | 559,304 | 20.3 | 733,713 | 31.8 | 25 |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 393,494 | 14.3 | 45,304 | 2.0 | 2 |
KDU-ČSL | 274,316 | 9.9 | 247,819 | 10.7 | 13 |
Civic Democratic Alliance | 222,319 | 8.1 | 119,730 | 5.2 | 7 |
Independent Candidate | 117,641 | 4.3 | 11,993 | 0.5 | 1 |
Democratic Union | 185,015 | 6.7 | 14,656 | 0.6 | 1 |
Independents and others | 0 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 32,960 | – | 16,182 | – | – |
Total | 2,791,085 | 100 | 2,323,441 | 100 | 81 |
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver, Czech Statistical Office |
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