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Czech Republic

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Czech Republic Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... The Czech political scene supports a broad spectrum of parties ranging from the semi-reformed Communist Party on the far left to various nationalistic parties on the extreme right. ...

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An election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic took place on 2 June and 3 June 2006. Flag of the President of the Czech Republic This is a list of presidents of the Czech Republic. ... Václav Klaus (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, including the period when the republics territory was part of federative Czechoslovakia. ... Jiří Paroubek Jiří Paroubek (IPA: ) (born 21 August 1952 in Olomouc) is a Czech politician from the Czech Social Democratic Party (ÄŒSSD) and the prime minister since April 25, 2005. ... The Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Parlament ÄŒeské republiky) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic. ... The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: , usually referred to as Senát) is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. ... The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... Political parties in the Czech Republic lists political parties in this country. ... Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on election and election results in the Czech Republic. ... The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavní mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edočeský kraj) Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj) Vysočina Region (Kraj... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Until 1989, the foreign policy of Czechoslovakia had followed that of the Soviet Union. ... The history of the Czech lands includes the following periods: Prehistory (700 000 BC – 400 BC) Celts (400 BC – 8 BC) – Boii Germanic tribes (8 BC – 511 AD) – Marcomanni & Quadi Slavs: Czechs & Moravians – since the 6th century (535?) Samo’s realm (623 – 658) Moravian principality (late 8th century – 833) in... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The election have produced an evenly balanced result, with the Civic Democratic-Christian Democratic-Green deputies and the Social Democratic and Communist ones numbering equally 100. It suggests that forming a stable government that will last four years will be difficult.

The Social Democratic leader is talking of challenging the result and suggesting that democracy is in as much danger as in 1948 (when the Communists seized power).

Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies consists of 200 members elected for a four year term. The seats are allocated by proportional representation amongst those lists which have gained at least 5% of the national total of valid votes cast.

Party lists are presented in 14 regions. Votes are cast for a list but voters are allowed two preference votes for candidates on that list.

The Czech Republic has a parliamentary system of government, with the ministers being responsible to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber is the most powerful organ of the state with power to override vetoes by the President and the Senate.

Results

The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... The Civic Democratic Party (Czech: Občanská demokratická strana - abbreviation: ODS) is the strongest right-wing political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech: ÄŒeská strana sociálnÄ› demokratická or ÄŒSSD) is the Social Democrat political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Czech: Komunistická strana ÄŒech a Moravy) is a communist party in the Czech Republic. ... The Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples Party (in Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová or KDU-ČSL, also known under short name lidovci) is the Christian democratic political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Green Party (Strana zelených in Czech) is small political party in the Czech Republic. ... The European Democrats (Czech: EvropÅ¡tí demokraté), or ED, is a small liberal conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Jan Kasl, former Mayor of the City of Prague. ...

Results of the previous election

The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... The Czech Social Democratic Party (Czech: ÄŒeská strana sociálnÄ› demokratická or ÄŒSSD) is the Social Democrat political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Civic Democratic Party (Czech: Občanská demokratická strana - abbreviation: ODS) is the strongest right-wing political party in the Czech Republic. ... The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Czech: Komunistická strana ÄŒech a Moravy) is a communist party in the Czech Republic. ... The Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples Party (in Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová or KDU-ČSL, also known under short name lidovci) is the Christian democratic political party in the Czech Republic. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Czech political parties ... The Union of Independents (Czech official title: SNK sdružení nezávislých), or SNK (from the earlier title Sdružení nezávislých kandidátu - Association of Independent Candidates), is a small conservative political party (registered as a movement - hnutí by the Czech legislative) in Czech Republic, led by Igor Petrov, the Mayor... The Green Party (Strana zelených in Czech) is small political party in the Czech Republic. ...

External links

• Official election web site, English
• http://www.volby.cz - Official site with detailed results of all elections since 1994 in Czech and English (only for the later dates)
• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Parties and elections
• Czech 2006 Election blog by the Prague Daily Monitor