At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Chamber of Deputies: 200
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Description
of government structure:
- The Czech Republic's bicameral legislature is
composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
- The Chamber of Deputies is composed
of 200 members directly elected by a system of proportional representation for four-year terms.
- The Senate is composed of 81 members
directly elected by simple majority vote for six-year terms.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party: Czech
Social Democratic Party (CSSD)
Leader: Milos ZEMAN
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 61
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 74
- Party: Civic
Democratic Party (ODS)
Leader: Vaclav KLAUS
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 68
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 63
- Party:
Communist Party (KSCM)
Leader: Miroslav GREBENICEK
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 22
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 24
- Party:
Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL)
Leader: Josef LUX
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 18
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 20
- Party:
Freedom Union (US)
Leader: Jan RUML
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 0
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 19
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the Chamber of Deputies last
held: May 31-June 1, 1996
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Chamber of Deputies: 200
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 10,298,324 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 7,990,770
(figure from 1996 election)
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Of Interest:
- The June 1998 election came two years
ahead of the date on which the parliamentary mandate was scheduled to end.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
