Czech Senate election, 2018

Czech Senate election, 2018
5–6 October 2018 (first round)
12–13 October 2018 (second round)
27 out of 81 seats in the Senate

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Petr Fiala Petr Gazdík Pavel Bělobrádek
Party ODS STAN KDU–ČSL
Seats won 10 5 2
1st round 163,630
15.0%		 76,817
7.1%		 99,383
9.1%
2nd round 116,376
27.8%		 47,317
11.3%		 34,833
8.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Andrej Babiš Jan Hamáček Ivan Bartoš
Party ANO ČSSD Pirates
Seats won 1 1 1
1st round 147,477
13.5%		 100,478
9.2%		 63,132
5.8%
2nd round 57,500
13.8%		 33,887
8.1%		 18,048
4.3%
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 October 2018 alongside municipal elections, with a second round to be held on 12 and 13 October 2018. The Conservative Civic Democratic Party has won the election with 10 seats. Governing parties ANO 2011 and Czech Social Democratic Party were heavily defeated receiving only 1 seat each. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia lost its last seat in Senate. The election is considered a first major win for the opposition to Andrej Babiš' Cabinet. Commentators such as Josef Kopecký also noted that Civic Democrats confirmed their position as the main oppostion party which was contested by the Czech Pirate Party.[1][2][3][4]

Electoral system

One-third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. Members of the Senate are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[5]

Composition of contested seats prior to the elections

Name Ideology Leader Seats
Czech Social Democratic Party Social democracy Jan Hamáček
13 / 27
Civic Democratic Party Conservatism Petr Fiala
4 / 27
KDU-ČSL Christian democracy Pavel Bělobrádek
2 / 27
Mayors and Independents Localism Petr Gazdík
2 / 27
Independents
2 / 27
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communism Vojtěch Filip
1 / 27
Pirates Pirate politics Ivan Bartoš
1 / 27
Green Party Green politics Petr Štěpánek
1 / 27

List of contested districts

DistrictIncumbentStanding for reelection
2 - SokolovZdeněk Berka (ČSSD)No
5- ChomutovVáclav Homolka (KSČM)Yes
8 - RokycanyMilada Emmerová (ČSSD)Yes
11 - DomažliceJan Látka (ČSSD)Yes
14 - České BudějoviceJiří Šesták (STAN)Yes
17 - Prague 12Tomáš Grulich (ODS)No
20 - Prague 4Eva Syková (ČSSD)Yes
23 - Prague 8Daniela Filipiová (ODS)No
26 - Prague 2Libor Michálek (Piráti)Yes
29 - LitoměřiceHassan Mezian (ČSSD)No
32 - TepliceJaroslav Kubera (ODS)Yes
35 - Jablonec nad NisouJaroslav Zeman (ODS)Yes
38 - Mladá BoleslavJaromír Jermář (ČSSD)No
41 - BenešovLuděk Jeništa (TOP 09)No
44 - ChrudimJan Veleba (SPOZ)No
47 - Mladá BoleslavLubomír Franc (ČSSD)No
50 - SvitavyRadko Martínek (ČSSD)No
53 - TřebíčFrantišek Bublan (ČSSD)No
56 - BřeclavJan Hajda (ČSSD)Deceased prior to election

Campaign

The Senate election campaign ran parallel to the campaign for the municipal elections.[6]

ANO 2011 launched their campaign on 3 September 2018. Babiš said that ANO was offering many highly-qualified candidates, including Ivan Pilný and Eva Syková.[7]

The Czech Social Democratic Party launched their campaign on 5 September 2018, focused on social issues.[8]

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) launched their campaign on 7 September 2018. Petr Fiala stated that the election would be a conflict of two worlds, with ODS representing the world of experienced candidates and ANO 2011 representing the world of repeated restarts.[9]

Campaign finances

PartyMoney SpentSource
ANO 2011130,000,000 CZK[10]
Civic Democratic Party40,000,000 CZK[10]
Czech Social Democratic Party35,000,000 CZK[10]
Freedom and Direct Democracy30,000,000 CZK[10]
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party26,000,000 CZK[10]
TOP 0920,000,000 CZK[10]
Mayors and Independents17,500,000 CZK[10]
Czech Pirate Party14,000,000 CZK[10]
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia11,500,000 CZK[10]

Results

Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) received most support in the first round.[11]

Party[n 1] First round Second round Seats
Votes % Runners-up Votes % Seats Won Not up Total +/–
Civic Democratic Party163,63015.0211116,73627.821010616
ANO 2011147,47713.541057,50013.751167
Czech Social Democratic Party100,4789.22533,8878.10111213
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party99,3839.12534,8338.33121416
Independents95,1978.74435,9388.593336
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia80,3717.3813,5780.860000
Mayors and Independents76,8177.05447,31711.3145510
Freedom and Direct Democracy70,1106.440–––000
Czech Pirate Party63.1325.80318,0484.311101
TOP 0941,9803.85222,5805.401123
Senator 2133,8603.11324,2505.801156
Marek Hilšer for Senate15,0451.38111,9032.851101
Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic12,2651.1317,1761.720011
For Health11,1801.030–––000
Realists8,4070.770–––000
Party of Common Sense7,1860.660–––000
Club of Committed Non-Party Members6,3580.580–––000
Ostravak6,1780.570–––101
Movement for Prague 114,9800.460–––011
New Future for Liberec Region4,7440.440–––000
SNK European Democrats4,4460.410–––000
Czech National Social Party4,4380.410–––000
Pévéčko3,4250.310–––000
Party of Civic Rights3,2860.300–––000
Czech Sovereignty3,3000.300–––000
Party of Free Citizens2,8840.260–––000
Moravian Country Movement2,6410.240–––000
Ordinary Citizens2,0100.180–––000
Green Party1,8180.170–––011
Moravian and Silesian Pirate Party1,7890.160–––000
Moravané1,4840.140–––000
Koruna Česká1,4430.130–––000
Patriots of the Czech Republic1,3690.130–––000
NE-VOLIM1,3460.120–––000
Order of Nation1,1720.110–––000
INDEPENDENTS1,0610.100–––000
Alternative for Czechia 20177940.070–––000
Party of State of Direct Democracy4990.050–––000
Citizens of the Czech Republic4910.050–––000
Alliance of National Forces3900.040–––000
Enough is Enough2580.020–––000
Roma Democratic Party2160.020–––000
Nation Together410.000–––000
Invalid/blank votes69,914––2,346––––––
Total1,159,60310050420,118100242754810
Registered voters/turnout2,743,74542.26–16.49–––––
Source: VOLBY.CZ

Notes

  1. ↑ Name of "nominating party" (navrhující strana).

References

  1. ↑ ",Fiasko vládních stran.' Světová média si všímají vítězství ODS i porážky KSČM". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Czech opposition scores win in Senate elections". U.S. 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.
  5. ↑ Electoral system IPU
  6. ↑ "Souběh voleb komplikuje financování kampaní. Senátoři se mohou schovat za komunální kampaň - E15.cz". E15.cz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ↑ ""Uděláme Česko bohatší." ANO startuje kampaň. Senát nám nikdy moc nešel, přiznal Babiš". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "ČSSD zahájila kampaň. Chce zkrátit pracovní týden a bránit hranice". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Volby budou střetem dvou světů, řekl na startu kampaně lídr ODS Fiala". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ve výdajích na kampaň pro letošní komunální a senátní volby vede s předstihem ANO". Hospodářské noviny (IHNED.cz) (in Czech). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Finále senátních voleb: ODS zřejmě zvítězí, převálcuje ANO, naznačuje analýza". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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