Elections in the Czech Republic - Definition and Overview

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.

Last elections

To be added

Past elections

Chamber of Deputies: 1996, 1998 (premature), 2002; always in late June.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

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 (http://www.electionworld.org/czech.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/c/czechrepublic/)
• Parties and elections (http://www.parties-and-elections.de/czechia.html)