2012 Czech regional elections

2012 Czech regional elections

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Turnout36.89%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bohuslav Sobotka Vojtěch Filip Petr Nečas
Party ČSSD KSČM ODS
Seats won 205 182 102
Popular vote 621,961 538,953 324,081
Percentage 23.58% 20.43% 12.28%
Swing 11.27% Decrease 5.40%Increase 12.29% Decrease

Chairman of Regional Association before election

Michal Hašek
ČSSD

Elected Chairman of Regional Association

Michal Hašek
ČSSD

The 2012 Regional Council Elections (cz. Volby do krajských zastupitelstev) were held on the 12th and 13th of October in all administrative regions (cz. Kraje) of the Czech Republic, with the exception of Prague.[1] The election was won by the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which received the most votes in 9 of the 13 regions despite experiencing a significant drop in voter share overall.[2]

  1. ^ Petr Zelený ("zep") (27 June 2012). "Do krajů a Senátu se bude volit v půlce října (English: "The countryside and the Senate will vote in mid-October")" (in Czech). iDNES.cz/Zprávy (English: "iDNES.cz/News"). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Výsledky krajských voleb (2012) (English: "The results of the [2012 Czech] regional elections")" (in Czech). iDNES.cz/Volby (English: "iDNES.cz/Elections"). Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.