2018 Czech Senate election

2018 Czech Senate election

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27 of the 81 seats in the Senate
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Petr Fiala Petr Gazdík Pavel Bělobrádek
Party ODS STAN Lidovci
Seats won 10 5 2
First round 163,630
15.02%
79,025
7.25%
99,383
9.12%
Second round 116,376
27.86%
47,317
11.33%
34,833
8.34%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Andrej Babiš Jan Hamáček Ivan Bartoš
Party ANO ČSSD Pirates
Seats won 1 1 1
First round 147,477
13.53%
100,478
9.22%
66,281
6.08%
Second round 57,500
13.76%
33,887
8.11%
17,528
4.20%

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 October 2018 alongside municipal elections, with a second round held on 12 and 13 October 2018. The Conservative Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won the election with 10 seats. Governing parties ANO 2011 and the Czech Social Democratic Party were heavily defeated, winning only 1 seat each. The Communist Party lost its last seat in the Senate when Václav Homolka failed to be re-elected, meaning the party would be without representation in the Senate for the first time in the history of Czech Republic. The election was considered the first major win for the opposition to Andrej Babiš' Cabinet. Commentators including Josef Kopecký also noted ODS confirmed their position as the main opposition party, ahead of the Czech Pirate Party.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ ",Fiasko vládních stran.' Světová média si všímají vítězství ODS i porážky KSČM". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Czech opposition scores win in Senate elections". Reuters. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Conservative opposition party wins Czech Senate election". miamiherald. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ "ANALÝZA: Facka pro obě vládní strany a ODS je na cestě vzhůru". iDNES.cz. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.