Elections in the Czech Republic
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Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on election and election results in the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament (Parlament České republiky) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) has 200 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a 5 % election threshold. The Senate (Senát) has 81 members, in single-seat constituencies elected by two-round runoff voting for a six-year term, with one third renewed every even year in the autumn.
There are municipal elections every four year since 1990 and regional elections every four years starting in 2000; in the autumn.
The Czech Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and another party or coalition that is electorally successful.
Latest Chamber of Deputies election
Latest Senate election
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| Chamber of Deputies (*ČNR) | 1990* | 1992* | 1996 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| European Parliament | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Regional Councils | 2000 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal Councils | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
See also
External links
- http://www.volby.cz - Official site with detailed results of all elections since 1994 in Czech and English (only for the later dates)
- [Electionworld]
- [Adam Carr's Election Archive]
- [Parties and elections]
- [Czech 2006 Election blog by the Prague Daily Monitor]
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