Czech legislative election, 2006

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An election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic took place on 2 June and 3 June 2006.

The election has produced an evenly balanced result. One potential coalition -- the Civic Democratics, Christian Democrats and Greens -- took 100 seats, exactly half. The Social Democrats and Communists comprised the other half of the chamber, making the possibility of a minority Social Democratic government supported by the Communists equally problematic. This suggests that forming a stable government that will last four years will be difficult.

The Social Democratic leader, Jiří Paroubek, is talking of challenging the result and suggesting that democracy is in as much danger as in 1948 (when the Communists seized power). He was also outraged at being accused of pedophilia in newspapers one day before the elections.

Contents

1 Chamber of Deputies
2 Results
3 Results of the previous election
4 External links

Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies consists of 200 members elected for a four year term. Seats are allocated by proportional representation amongst those lists which have gained at least 5% of the national total of valid votes cast.

Party lists are presented in 14 regions. Votes are cast for a list but voters are allowed 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.

Results

The election produced a deadlock, leaving the all the coalitions which were considered likely before the election (Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats, and Greens; Social Democrats and Communists; Social Democrats, Christian Democrats, and Greens) with less than the 101 votes necessary to pass legislation or to sustain the required confidence vote for the new cabinet in the Chamber of Deputies (100, 100 and 93 votes, respectively).

Possibilities at this point include a highly improbable grand coalition of the Civic Democrats and Social Democrats, which would command a powerful majority, adding up to 155 seats against 45; a minority cabinet of either of the 100-vote coalitions, which would have to be at least partly negotiated with the would-be opposition to get the majority required to approve it and pass any legislation; or a new call for fresh elections.

On 26 june, ODS, KDU-CSL and SZ announced, that they have agreed on a coalition. After this treaty, the government has 16 ministers: 10 from ODS, 3 from KDU-CSL and 3 from SZ. The coalition hopes to get the missing vote from CSSD deputies. The CSSD denied tolerating this coalition.

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Summary of the 2 and 3 June 2006 Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic election results
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top colspan=2|Parties and coalitions
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana)
|align="right" |1,892,475
|align="right" |35.4
|align="right" |81
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická)
|align="right" |1,728,827
|align="right" |32.3
|align="right" |74
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy)
|align="right" |685,328
|align="right" |12.8
|align="right" |26
|-
|align=left align=left colspan=2|Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťansko-demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová)
|align="right" |386,706
|align="right" |7.2
|align="right" |13
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Green Party (Strana zelených)
|align="right" |336,487
|align="right" |6.3
|align="right" |6
|-
|align=left colspan=2|SNK - European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté)
|align="right" |111,724
|align="right" |2.1
|align="right" |-  
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total (turnout 64.5 %)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|5,348,976
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| 
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|200
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [Czech Statistical Office]
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Results of the previous election
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'''Summary of the 14 and 15 June 2002 Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic election results
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top colspan=2|Parties and coalitions
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická)
|align="right" |1,440,279
|align="right" |30.2
|align="right" |70
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana)
|align="right" | 1,166,975
|align="right" |24.5
|align="right" |58
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy)
|align="right" | 882,653 
|align="right" |18.5
|align="right" |41
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Coalition (Koalice)
|align=left|Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťansko-demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová)
|align="right" rowspan=2|680,671 
|align="right" rowspan=2|14.3
|align="right" |22
|-
|align="left" |Freedom Union-Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie)
|align="right" |9
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Union of Independents (Sdružení nezávislých kandidátů)
|align="right" | 132,699
|align="right" |2.8
|align="right" |-  
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Green Party (Strana zelených)
|align="right" | 112,929
|align="right" |2.4
|align="right" |-  
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Republicans of Miroslav Sládek (Republikáni Miroslava Sládka)
|align="right" | 46,325 
|align="right" |1.0 
|align="right" |- 
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2|Total (turnout  58.0%)
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| 
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|200
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Český statistický úřad 
|}

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]
[Czech 2006 Election blog by the Prague Daily Monitor]

 Elections in the Czech Republic

  Chamber of Deputies (*ČNR) 
1990* 
 
1992* 
 
 
 
1996 
 
1998 
 
 
 
2002 
 
 
 
2006

 European Parliament
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004 
 


 Regional Councils
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2000 
 
 
 
2004 
 


 Municipal Councils
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1994 
 
 
 
1998 
 
 
 
2002 
 
 
 
2006









 

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Elections in the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies (*ČNR)	1990*	1992*		1996	1998		2002		2006
European Parliament								2004
Regional Councils						2000		2004
Municipal Councils	1990		1994		1998		2002		2006