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Czech Republic (Parliamentary - upper house)
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Czech Republic |
Parliamentary |
First Round: November 13-14, 1998
Second Round: November 20-21, 1998 |
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in this election:
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Description
of government structure:
- Bicameral parliament: The Czech Republic's
bicameral parliament consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
- Senate: The Senate is composed of 81 members
directly elected by simple majority vote for six-year terms. One-third of the Senate (27 members) are elected every two years.
- Chamber of Deputies: The Chamber of Deputies
is composed of 200 members directly elected by a system of proportional representation for four-year terms.
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Results of
the electoral race:
- Party: Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
Leader: Vaclav KLAUS
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 9
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 32
- Party:
Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL)
Leader: Jan KASAL
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 5
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 13
- Party: Civic
Democratic Alliance (ODA)
Leader: Daniel KROUPA
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 7
- Party: Czech
Social Democratic Party (CSSD)
Leader: Milos ZEMAN
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 2
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 25
- Party:
Communist Party (KSCM)
Leader: Miroslav GREBENICEK
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 2
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 2
- Party: Freedom Union (US)
Leader: Jan RUML
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 0
- Note: The November 1998 election marked the first time in which a Senate election was held to decide one-third (27) of the body's members; previously, all 81 members of the Senate were up for election in each general poll.
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the Senate last held:
November 15-16 and 22-23, 1996
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Senate: 81
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 10,298,324 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 8,116,836
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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