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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
| Summary of the 2–3 June 2006 election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic results | |||
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| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana) | 1,892,475 | 35.38 | 81 |
| Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická) | 1,728,827 | 32.32 | 74 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy) | 685,328 | 12.81 | 26 |
| Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťansko-demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová) |
386,706 | 7.23 | 13 |
| Green Party (Strana zelených) | 336,487 | 6.29 | 6 |
| SNK - European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté) | 111,724 | 2.09 | – |
| Others | 207,429 | 3.88 | - |
| Total (turnout 64.47%) | 5,348,976 | 100.00 | 200 |
| Source: Czech Statistical Office | |||
Latest Senate election
| Voting parties and alliances | Seats |
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| Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana, ODS) | 41 |
| Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD) | 13 |
| Caucus of Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (includes 1 elected in 2002 as an independent candidate) | 11 |
| Caucus SNK (Senátorský klub SNK) comprises 6 senators elected for | |
| SNK European Democrats (SNK Evropští demokraté) in 2002 (2) and 2004 (1) | 3 |
| Independents Movement (Hnutí NEZÁVISLÍ) in 2004 | 1* |
| Movement of Independents for Harmonious Development of Municipalities and Towns (Hnutí nezávislých za harmonický rozvoj obcí a měst) in 2002 | 1 |
| Independent Mayors for Region (Nezávislí starostové pro kraj) in 2006 | 1* |
| Caucus of Open Democracy (Klub otevřené demokracie) comprises 7 senators elected for | |
| coalition of Freedom Union - Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie) and Civic Democratic Alliance (Občanská demokratická aliance) in 2004 | 1 |
| Freedom Union - Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie) in 2002 | 1* |
| Green Party (Strana zelených) in 2004 | 1* |
| Liberal Reform Party (Liberální reformní strana) in 2002 | 1* |
| Path of Change (Cesta změny) in 2002 | 1* |
| Party for the Open Society (Strana pro otevřenou společnost) in 2006 | 1* |
| "United Democrats - Union of Independents (Spojení demokraté - Sdružení nezávislých)", actually European Democrats ticket in 2004 | 1* |
| Not 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. * for senators from tiny electoral parties who are not their formal members | |
Past elections and referendums
National elections
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Regional and municipal elections
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European elections
Czechoslovakia-era elections
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