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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 years 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.
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Latest Chamber of Deputies election
| Parties and coalitions | Ideology | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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| Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana) | Liberal conservatism | 1,892,475 | 35.38 | 81 | ||
| Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická) | Social democracy | 1,728,827 | 32.32 | 74 | ||
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy) | Communism | 685,328 | 12.81 | 26 | ||
| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťansko-demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová) |
Christian democracy | 386,706 | 7.23 | 13 | ||
| Green Party (Strana zelených) | Green politics | 336,487 | 6.29 | 6 | ||
| SNK European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté) | Liberal conservatism | 111,724 | 2.09 | 0 | ||
| Others | 207,429 | 3.88 | 0 | |||
| Total (turnout 64.47%) | 5,348,976 | 100.00 | 200 | |||
| Source: Czech Statistical Office | ||||||
Latest Senate election
| Party | Seats | |
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| Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana) | 35 | |
| Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická) | 29 | |
| Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová)includes 1 elected in 2002 as an independent candidate | 7 | |
| Caucus SNK (Senátorský klub SNK) comprises 6 senators elected for | ||
| SNK European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté) | 1 | |
| Independents Movement (Hnutí NEZÁVISLÍ) | 1* | |
| Independent Mayors for Region (Nezávislí starostové pro kraj) | 1* | |
| Caucus of Open Democracy (Klub otevřené demokracie) comprises 7 senators elected for | ||
| Freedom Union - Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie) | 1* | |
| Green Party (Strana zelených) | 1* | |
| Party for the Open Society (Strana pro otevřenou společnost) in 2006 | 1* | |
| United Democrats - Union of Independents (Spojení demokraté - Sdružení nezávislých) | 1* | |
| Non aligned | ||
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy, KSČM) in 2002, 2004 and 2007 | 3 | |
| Total | 81 | |
| Source: Czech Statistical Office, Senate
The electoral party (the party on whose label the senator ran) can be volatile, especially with senators elected for tiny parties, so caucuses are more relevant.
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Past elections and referendums
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European elections
Czechoslovakia-era elections
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