2006 Czech parliamentary election

none February 2021 Czech Republic parliamentary 2002 Czech parliamentary election 2002 2010 Czech parliamentary election 2010 All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats needed for a majority 2–3 June 2006 64.42% (6.47pp) 130x130px Mirek Topolanek.jpg Mirek Topolánek Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) 24.48%, 58 seats 81 23 1,892,475 35.38% Jiri_Paroubek_January_18,_2006_(cropped).jpg Jiří Paroubek Czech Social Democratic Party 30.21%, 70 seats 74 4 1,728,827 32.32% Vojtech_Filip_full_frontal_(cropped).jpg Vojtěch Filip Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 18.51%, 41 seats 26 15 685,328 12.81% Ing.Miroslav Kalousek (cropped).jpg Miroslav Kalousek KDU-ČSL 14.28%, 31 seats 13 18 386,706 7.23% Bursík (cropped).jpg Martin Bursík Green Party (Czech Republic) 2.37%, 0 seats 6 6 336,487 6.29% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Jiří Paroubek Czech Social Democratic Party Mirek Topolánek Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) 2006 Czech parliamentary election map.png Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 978-3-8329-5609-7 A major scandal broke out a few days before the elections when a classified report by Jan Kubice, the head of the anti-organised crime unit, was leaked to the media, accusing the ruling Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) of corruption and interference in police investigations. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the Social Democratic Party, the two largest parties, obtained their highest percentage of votes ever. Turnout increased from the previous parliamentary elections in 2002. The elections produced an evenly balanced result. One potential coalition – the Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL) and Greens – won exactly half of the 200 seats, while the Social Democratic Party and the Communists (KSČM) held the other half, meaning that either coalition would struggle to pass legislation. Following the elections, 230 days passed without a new government being formed. Eventually, a coalition government formed of the Civic Democratic Party, KDU-ČSL and the Greens passed a confidence vote on 19 January 2007, when two Social Democrat deputies abstained. Campaign Several weeks before the elections, police officer Jan Kubice, head of the squad for investigating organised crime, suggested that senior figures from the police and the government were trying to cover up their cooperation with organised crime. He was summoned before a parliament commission a few days before the election where he presented a document; the contents of the document were leaked immediately. The document suggested that former Prime Minister Stanislav Gross had connections with the criminal underground and hinted that Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek dealt with the mafia. It also contained information about minor officials, some of whom had already been imprisoned for bribery.http://respekt.ihned.cz/last-week/c1-36324150-last-week-23-2006 Last week 23/2006http://zpravy.idnes.cz/ministrem-vnitra-bude-kubice-john-ve-vlade-zustane-jako-vicepremier-11s-/domaci.aspx?c=A110418_112913_domaci_kop Ministrem vnitra bude Kubice, John ve vládě zůstane jako vicepremiér Paroubek and the others denied these claims and accused the opposition Civic Democratic Party of trying to manufacture a scandal to help them in the elections. After the elections, Paroubek said that the allegations cost his party, the Social Democratic Party, victory and that democracy was in as much danger as in 1948, when the Communists seized power. He raised the possibility of challenging the election result, though this did not happen.http://www.radio.cz/en/section/talking/surprises-of-the-june-2006-elections Surprises of the June 2006 elections Campaign finances Party ČSSD ODS KDU-ČSL KSČM SZ US-DEU Money Spent 120,000,000 KčKampaň k volbám do Poslanecké sněmovny 2006 - IPM http://politickymarketing.com/slovnik/kampan-k-volbam-poslanecke-snemovny-2006 IPM.cz 14 August 2016 cs 80,000,000 KČ 43,000,000 Kč 22,000,000 Kč 13,000,000 KčVolby provětrají stranické pokladny, úspěšným se to vyplatí http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/volby-provetraji-stranicke-pokladny-uspesnym-se-to-vyplati/183460 ceskenoviny.cz 14 August 2016 14 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160914211225/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/volby-provetraji-stranicke-pokladny-uspesnym-se-to-vyplati/183460 dead 11,000,000 Kč Electoral system The Chamber of Deputies consists of 200 members elected for a four-year term. Seats were allocated by proportional representation between those lists that gained over 5% of the national total of valid votes cast. Party lists were presented in 14 regions, with votes cast for a list, although voters were allowed up to two preference votes for candidates on that list. The Czech Republic has a parliamentary system of government, with ministers being responsible to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber is the most powerful organ of the state with power to override vetoes by the President and the Senate. Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2006 Czech parliamentary election Date Polling Firm ODS ČSSD KSČM KDU-ČSL SZ US-DEU NEZDEM SNK-ED NEZ Others 2-3 Jun 2006 Election 35.3 32.3 12.8 7.2 6.3 0.3 0.7 2.1 0.6 2.4 25–26 May 2006SC&C 30.8 24.2 12.1 5.8 8.6 22 May 2006 Median 19.0 20.0 12.2 6.0 8.9 18–24 May 2006 Factum Invenio 27.8 28.5 17.3 9.0 8.6 1.1 1.5 3.0 19 May 2006 CVVM 32.0 28.0 15.5 5.5 10.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 12 May 2006 Factum Invenio 29.0 22.8 16.7 11.3 9.8 9. May 2006 STEM 26.7 25.2 13.0 5.4 7.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 19 April 2006 STEM 26.8 21.3 13.3 4.9 10.6 0.5 1.1 0.5 18 April 2006Factum Invenio 29.5 23.6 18.1 12.3 10.0 13 April 2006SC&C 24.0 15.0 11.0 4.0 10.0 35.0 3 April 2006 Factum Invenio 29.3 25.3 17.6 9.9 10.5 2.2 0.6 0.8 1.7 2.1 24 March 2006 CVVM 25.5 21.0 12.5 6.5 10.0 24.5 17 March 2006STEM 26.7 21.8 12.4 6.1 9.4 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.8 21.6 16 February 2006 STEM 28.6 24.5 15.3 6.4 5.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.0 15.6 2 February 2006 CVVM 36.0 35.0 14.5 8.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 18 January 2006 STEM 28.6 27.2 13.2 6.7 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.8 18.3 Results The election produced a deadlock, leaving all the coalitions which were considered likely before the election (ODS-KDU-ČSL-Greens; ČSSD-KSČM; ČSSD-KDU-ČSL-Greens) with less than the 101 votes required to pass legislation or to pass a confidence vote for the new cabinet in the Chamber of Deputies (100, 100 and 93 votes, respectively). Remaining possibilities included a grand coalition of the Civic Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party, which would command a large majority, totalling 155 seats against 45; a minority cabinet of either of the 100-vote coalitions, which would have negotiate with the opposition to get the majority required for a confidence vote or to pass any legislation; or fresh elections. On 26 June, the Civic Democratic Party, KDU-ČSL and the Greens announced that they had agreed on a coalition. File:Chambre des députés Tchéquie 2006.svg Civic Democratic Party 1892475 81 +23 Czech Social Democratic Party 1728827 74 +4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 685328 26 –15 KDU-ČSL 386706 13 –10 Green Party 336487 6 +6 SNK European Democrats 111724 0 0 Independent Democrats 36708 0 New Independents 33030 0 New Party of Common Sense 24828 0 0 Right Bloc 20382 0 0 Freedom Union – Democratic Union 16457 0 –8 Law and Justice 12756 0 New Moravané 12552 0 New Equal Opportunities Party 10879 0 New #FF007F National Party 9341 0 New Coalition for the Czech Republic (KAN–SP-DEU-HNPD) 8140 0 0 blue Koruna Česká 7293 0 New Balbín's Poetic Party 6897 0 0 4 VIZE 3109 0 New grey Czech National Socialist Party 1387 0 New Helax-Ostrava se bavi 1375 0 New black Humanist Party 857 0 New #EC5800 Folklore and Society 574 0 New green Czech Right 395 0 0 #FFD700 Liberal Reform Party 253 0 New National Unity 216 0 New 19519 0 8333305 Nohlen & Stöver Vote share by district By region thumb|right|300px|Winning parties by region Prague Civic Democratic Party 317224 14 Czech Social Democratic Party 152962 6 Green Party 60384 2 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 51925 2 KDU-ČSL 31820 1 SNK European Democrats 23386 0 Other parties 18794 0 Central Bohemian Region Civic Democratic Party 243012 10 Czech Social Democratic Party 190607 8 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 79964 3 Green Party 37219 1 KDU-ČSL 30207 1 SNK European Democrats 13055 0 Other parties 25983 0 South Bohemian Region Civic Democratic Party 123804 6 Czech Social Democratic Party 102833 4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 45099 2 KDU-ČSL 27630 1 Green Party 19924 0 Other parties 18097 0 Plzeň Region Civic Democratic Party 105391 5 Czech Social Democratic Party 91606 4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 40578 2 Green Party 17090 0 KDU-ČSL 16338 0 Other parties 18046 0 Karlovy Vary Region Civic Democratic Party 49189 2 Czech Social Democratic Party 44887 2 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 20323 1 Green Party 9206 0 KDU-ČSL 4723 0 Other parties 8789 0 Ústí nad Labem Region Czech Social Democratic Party 132895 6 Civic Democratic Party 130365 5 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 60175 2 Green Party 22616 1 KDU-ČSL 8365 0 Other parties 20320 0 Liberec Region Civic Democratic Party 83647 4 Czech Social Democratic Party 63181 3 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 24823 1 Green Party 20646 0 KDU-ČSL 9131 0 Other parties 14082 0 Hradec Králové Region Civic Democratic Party 111466 5 Czech Social Democratic Party 89204 4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 34093 1 KDU-ČSL 19893 1 Green Party 19819 0 SNK European Democrats 9126 0 Other parties 12330 0 Pardubice Region Civic Democratic Party 91113 4 Czech Social Democratic Party 90268 4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 33956 1 KDU-ČSL 24023 1 Green Party 17148 0 SNK European Democrats 6641 0 Other parties 10772 0 Vysočina Region Czech Social Democratic Party 97568 4 Civic Democratic Party 76393 3 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 40480 2 KDU-ČSL 33587 1 Green Party 13514 0 SNK European Democrats 5525 0 Other parties 8930 0 South Moravian Region Czech Social Democratic Party 200619 8 Civic Democratic Party 186779 8 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 83687 3 KDU-ČSL 67865 3 Green Party 37771 1 Other parties 32083 0 Olomouc Region Czech Social Democratic Party 118334 5 Civic Democratic Party 101151 4 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 49026 2 KDU-ČSL 27609 1 Green Party 18398 0 Other parties 19331 0 Zlín Region Czech Social Democratic Party 106481 5 Civic Democratic Party 101376 4 KDU-ČSL 41663 2 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 35998 1 Green Party 16224 0 Other parties 18191 0 Moravian-Silesian Region Czech Social Democratic Party 247382 11 Civic Democratic Party 171565 7 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 85201 3 KDU-ČSL 43852 1 Green Party 26528 1 Other parties 35672 0 References External links Official election web site, English http://www.volby.cz – Official site with detailed results of all elections since 1994 in Czech and English (only for the later dates) Adam Carr's Election Archive Parties and elections Category:Elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Parliamentary Parliamentary Czech