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2002 Czech parliamentary election

2002 Czech parliamentary election

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All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.95% (16.13pp)
First party Second party   Leader Vladimír Špidla Václav Klaus Party ČSSD ODS Last election 32.31%, 74 seats 27.74%, 63 seats Seats won 70 58 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 1,440,279 1,166,975 Percentage 30.21% 24.48% Swing 2.10pp 3.26pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Miroslav Grebeníček Cyril Svoboda Party KSČM Lidovci Alliance Four-Coalition Last election 11.03%, 24 seats 17.59%, 39 seats Seats won 41 31 Seat change 17 8 Popular vote 882,653 680,670 Percentage 18.51% 14.28% Swing 7.48pp 3.31pp
Result of election
Prime Minister before election Miloš Zeman ČSSD Prime Minister after election Vladimír Špidla ČSSD

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002.^[1] The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats, and formed a coalition government with the KDU-ČSL and Freedom Union – Democratic Union. Voter turnout was 58%.^[2]

Campaign finances[edit]

Opinion polls[edit]

Results[edit]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Czech Social Democratic Party	1,440,279	30.21	70	–4
	Civic Democratic Party	1,166,975	24.48	58	–5
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	882,653	18.51	41	+17
	Four-Coalition (KDU-ČSL, US–DEU)	680,671	14.28	31	-8
	Union of Independents	132,699	2.78	0	New
	Green Party	112,929	2.37	0	0
	Republicans of Miroslav Sládek	46,325	0.97	0	New
	Rural Party	41,773	0.88	0	New
	Party for Life Security	41,404	0.87	0	New
	Czech National Social Party	38,655	0.81	0	0
	Hope	29,955	0.63	0	New
	Right Bloc	28,163	0.59	0	New
	Civic Democratic Alliance	24,278	0.51	0	New
	Choice for the Future	16,730	0.35	0	New
	Path of Change	13,169	0.28	0	New
	Moravian Democratic Party	12,957	0.27	0	0
	Party of Common Sense	10,849	0.23	0	New
	Akce za zrus.Senatu a proti t.	9,637	0.20	0	New
	Balbín's Poetic Party	9,287	0.19	0	New
	Humanist Alliance	8,461	0.18	0	New
	Republicans	6,786	0.14	0	New
	National Democratic Party	5,532	0.12	0	New
	Democratic League	4,059	0.09	0	New
	Czech Right	2,041	0.04	0	New
	Czech Social Democratic Movement	602	0.01	0	New
	Roma Civic Initiative	523	0.01	0	New
	Party of Democratic Socialism	475	0.01	0	New
	New Movement	139	0.00	0	New
Total		4,768,006	100.00	200	0
Valid votes		4,768,006	99.56
Invalid/blank votes		21,139	0.44
Total votes		4,789,145	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,264,484	57.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby

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