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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November. [1] The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% 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.
The Civic Democratic Party is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic. It holds 25 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the second strongest party following the 2017 election.
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Civic Democratic Party | 241,120 | 33.3 | 257,861 | 53.8 | 37 | +11 |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 125,892 | 17.4 | 65,136 | 13.6 | 2 | –1 |
KDU-ČSL | 97,956 | 13.5 | 54,501 | 11.4 | 14 | –1 |
Czech Social Democratic Party | 90,446 | 12.5 | 24,923 | 5.2 | 7 | –4 |
Union of Independents | 20,503 | 2.8 | 16,067 | 3.4 | 7 | – |
Independents | 35,900 | 5.0 | 7,337 | 1.5 | 14 | – |
Freedom Union – Democratic Union | 26,431 | 3.6 | 23,922 | 5.0 | ||
Green Party | 7,137 | 1.0 | 13,296 | 2.8 | ||
Independents and others | 79,301 | 10.9 | 15,848 | 3.3 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 52,731 | – | 2,300 | – | – | – |
Total | 777,417 | 100 | 481,191 | 100 | 81 | 0 |
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver |
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