Английская Википедия:2002 Czech Senate election
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November.[1] Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.[2]
The results saw the Civic Democratic Party emerge as the most successful party, winning nine seats. Independent candidates were also successful, winning eight seats. The parties of the former Four-Coalition were heavily defeated.[3]
Electoral system
One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[4]
Background
Czech Social Democratic Party held 11 Seats in the elected part of Senate. Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party held second highest number of seats - 6. Both parties were part of governing coalition. Opposition Civic Democratic Party held only 5 Seats. Election was considered important due to 2003 Presidential election. Czech Social Democratic Party was considered front-runner of the election while the Civic Democratic Party was expected to be second strongest party.[5]
Composition of contested seats prior to the elections
| Name | Ideology | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | Czech Social Democratic Party | Social democracy | Vladimír Špidla | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | KDU-ČSL | Christian democracy | Cyril Svoboda | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | Václav Klaus | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| Civic Democratic Alliance | Liberalism | Jiřina Nováková | Шаблон:Composition bar | |
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Communism | Miroslav Grebeníček | Шаблон:Composition bar |
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | Independents | Шаблон:Composition bar | ||
Opinion polls
| Date | Polling firm | ČSSD | KDU-ČSL | ODS | ODA | KSČM | US–DEU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | style="background:Шаблон:Party color;"| | ||||
| 2 November 2002 | Result | 7 | 1 | Шаблон:Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 October 2002 | SC&C[6] | Шаблон:Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party|12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November 1996 | Previous election | Шаблон:Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party|11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Results
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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