2008 Czech Senate election

none December 2019 Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 17 and 18 October 2008, with a second round on 24 and 25 October 2008,Senate : Elections to the SenateVolby.czderStandard.at electing one-third of the members of the Senate. A total of 200 candidates contested the 27 seats, and more than two-thirds of the incumbents ran for another term – only seven retired.Czech regional, Senate elections to be on October 17–18 – ČeskéNoviny.cz Governing parties (ODS and KDU-CSL; the Greens had no open seats) suffered massive losses – only 3 candidates (all ODS) were elected. The Opposition Czech Social Democratic Party won the election with 23 out of the 27 seats contested. The Civic Democratic Party lost its majority in the Senate (which was used to delay ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in the Czech Republic). Results Nominating party Won Not up Total Czech Social Democratic Party 347759 1 459829 22 23 6 29 Civic Democratic Party 252827 0 266731 3 3 32 35 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 147186 0 20900 1 1 2 3 KDU-ČSL 83674 0 42225 0 0 7 7 Green Party 41836 0 0 1 1 SNK European Democrats 39995 0 24974 0 0 2 2 Party for the Open Society 14848 0 0 1 1 Freedom Union – Democratic Union 12016 0 0 1 1 Bloc Against Islamisation – Home Defence 10545 0 0 0 0 Independent Democrats 10519 0 0 0 0 Liberal Reform Party 9063 0 0 0 0 Public Affairs 8634 0 0 0 0 Independent Mayors for the Region 7881 0 0 1 1 HNHRM 7542 0 0 0 0 Independents 6108 0 0 0 0 Non-Partisans 5270 0 0 0 0 Club of Committed Non-Party Members 4896 0 0 0 0 Severočeši.cz 4557 0 0 0 0 Party of Common Sense 3607 0 0 0 0 Czech National Socialist Party 3289 0 0 0 0 Fair Play – HNPD 1866 0 0 0 0 Right Bloc 1832 0 0 0 0 National Democracy 1328 0 0 0 0 Workers' Party 1095 0 0 0 0 Mayors and Personalities for Moravia 973 0 0 0 0 Civic Self-Defence Party 934 0 0 0 0 Koruna Česká 917 0 0 0 0 Head Up – Electoral Bloc 885 0 0 0 0 Independents 15476 0 7694 0 0 1 1 68510 2137 2852506 2764218 Volby, IPU References Category:Senate elections in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Senate Senate Czech