Czech regional elections, 2004

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Czech regional elections, 2004
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675 seats
Turnout 29.6%

 First partySecond partyThird party
  Mirek Topolanek.jpg Miroslav Grebenicek (4).jpg
Leader Mirek Topolánek Miroslav Grebeníček Stanislav Gross
Party ODS KSČM ČSSD
Seats won291157105
Popular vote769,848416,807297,083
Percentage36.4%19.714.0%
 Fourth party
  ING.MIROSLAV KALOUSEK.jpg
Leader Miroslav Kalousek
Party KDU–ČSL
Seats won72
Popular vote226,016
Percentage10.7%
Chairman of Regional Association before election

Evžen Tošenovský
ODS

Elected Chairman of Regional Association

Evžen Tošenovský
ODS

Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils of 13 regions (all except Prague) on 5–6 November 2004. [1] [2] They were won by Civic Democratic Party (ODS), whilst the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was heavily defeated, finishing third. [3] [4]

Czech Republic Republic in Central Europe

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.

Prague Capital city in Czech Republic

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Civic Democratic Party 769,84836.36291
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 416,80719.68157
Czech Social Democratic Party 297,08314.03105
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 226,01610.6772
Coalition for Pardubice region29,3841.3812
Association of Independent Candidates69,5913.2811
Party for the Open Society 16,7390.797
Coalition for Central Bohemian region18,3800.864
European Democrats14,0560.663
SNK European Democrats 13,6990.633
European Democrats and Independent Mayors for region8,1170.383
Others32,5951.544

Opinion polls

DatePolling Firm ODS ČSSD KSČM KDU-ČSL SNK ED NEZ SZ US-DEU Others
24 Oct 2004CVVM [5] 35.024.015.511.53.01.5
22 Oct 2004Factum Invenio [6] 11.79.38.06.54.13.52.11.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Klaus vyhlásil na listopad volby do Senátu". iDNES.cz. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "VOLEBNÍ SPECIÁL: Krajské a senátní volby 2004". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Volby do Senátu a krajských zastupitelstev". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "ODS zvítězila, sociální demokraté propadli". iDNES.cz. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "CVVM: V krajích získá ODS třetinu hlasů". iDNES.cz. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Průzkum: Preference v krajích jsou těsné". iDNES.cz. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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