1998 Czech parliamentary election

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1998 Czech legislative election
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All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Miloš Zeman Václav Klaus Miroslav Grebeníček
Party
ČSSD
 ODS KSČM
Seats won 74 63 24
Seat change Increase13 Decrease5 Increase2
Popular vote 1,928,660 1,656,011 658,550
Percentage 32.31% 27.74% 11.03%
Swing Increase2.69
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 Decrease1.88
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 Increase1.30
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  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Josef Lux Jan Ruml
Party KDU-ČSL US
Seats won 20 19
Seat change Increase2 New
Popular vote 537,013 513,596
Percentage 8.99% 8.60%
Swing Increase0.91
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Prime Minister before election

Josef Tošovský

Independent

 Prime Minister after election

Miloš Zeman

ČSSD

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    Parliamentary elections were held in the

    Czech Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party, winning 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.[2]

    Background

    The

    political crisis that caused the division of ODS and the disintegration of the ruling coalition. Snap elections was called for June 1998.[5][6]

    Campaign

    The ODS was weakened by the creation of a new party, the Freedom Union (US). The US was formed by former members of ODS who had left after a conflict with Václav Klaus. The ODS was polling at around 10%, with the US expected to replace it as the major right-wing party. The ČSSD was expected to win by large margin. The ODS launched their campaign with warnings that a new government would contain Communist members and used its leader Klaus heavily during the campaign. The ČSSD criticised the work of Klaus' cabinet and recycled slogans used during 1996 campaign, as well as promising to fight against corruption.[6]

    Finances

    Party Money spent (Kč)
    Civic Democratic Party 30,000,000
    Czech Social Democratic Party
    		 30,000,000
    Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party
    		 30,000,000
    Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 8,000,000
    Freedom Union 2,000,000
    Source: České Noviny

    Opinion polls

    Polling firm Date ODS
    ČSSD
    		 KSČM
    KDU-ČSL
         		ODA US
    SPR-RSČ
    DŽJ
    		 Others
    STEM[7] January 1998 15.0 32.0 10.0 11.0 n/a n/a 5.0 n/a 27.0
    IVVM January 1998[8] 15.4 28.0 8.6 11.1 5.3 n/a 3.5 0.6 26.4
    STEM February 1998 12.0 29.0 11.0 9.0 n/a 11.0 8.0 n/a 20.0
    IVVM March 1998[8] 10.3 25.7 8.0 7.7 1.2 12.6 5.4 1.6 27.9
    STEM March 1998 11.0 30.0 9.0 9.0 n/a 18.0 8.0 n/a 15.0
    STEM April 1998 16.0 24.0 11.0 9.0 1.4 13.0 6.0 4.0 15.6
    IVVM (for US)[8] April 1998 15.9 23.7 10.7 9.1 1.3 12.7 5.7 6.2 3.3
    IVVM[8] April 1998 11.3 25.1 10.0 8.0 0.4 12.0 4.6 4.9 23.5
    STEM May 1998 16.0 25.0 11.0 9.0 n/a 14.0 5.0 n/a 20.0
    IVVM (for US)[8] May 1998 16.3 25.4 10.5 9.0 1.3 13.7 5.1 6.3 3.2
    IVVM[8] May 1998 14.2 22.1 8.5 5.8 0.6 9.1 3.9 10.2 26.2
    IVVM[8] June 1998 15.0 22.5 7.4 7.1 n/a 6.8 4.2 9.0 26.8
    STEM June 1998 19.0 22.0 9.0 7.0 n/a 8.0 5.0 n/a 30.0
    Sofres Factum[9] 10 June 1998 19.5 26.7 9.0 6.0 n/a 5.4 n/a n/a 12.9
    Sofres Factum[9] 12 June 1998 19.1 29.3 9.1 6.0 n/a 6.9 n/a n/a 8.3
    STEM[9] 12 June 1998 20.7 23.2 10.3 8.8 n/a 8.4 n/a n/a 9.1
    Sofres Factum[9] 17 June 1998 21.4 27.6 9.2 7.5 n/a 7.1 n/a n/a 10.3
    Exit Polls
    IFES and SC&C[9] 20 June 1998 27.1 32.2 11.4 9.2 n/a 8.5 3.9 3.0
    Sofres Factum[9] 20 June 1998 27.0 32.0 11.0 9.2 n/a 8.4 3.8 3.8
    Election results 19-20 June 1998 27.7 32.3 11.0 9.0 0 8.6 3.9 3.1 3.5

    Results

    Czech Social Democratic Party
    		1,928,66032.3174+13
    Civic Democratic Party1,656,01127.7463–5
    Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia658,55011.0324+2
    KDU-ČSL537,0139.0020+2
    Freedom Union513,5968.6019New
    SPR-RSČ232,9653.900–18
    Pensioners for Life Security182,9003.0600
    Democratic Union86,4311.4500
    Green Party67,1431.120New
    Independents51,9810.8700
    Moravian Democratic Party22,2820.370New
    Czech National Social Party17,1850.290New
    Civic Coalition – Political Club14,7880.250New
    Total5,969,505100.002000
    Valid votes5,969,50599.58
    Invalid/blank votes25,3390.42
    Total votes5,994,844100.00
    Registered voters/turnout8,116,83673.86
    Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby

    References

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    2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
    3. ISBN 9788024747002
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    6. ^ a b "Kampaň k volbám do Poslanecké sněmovny 1998". IPM (in Czech). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
    7. ^ Koutník, Ondřej (31 March 2009). Vznik a vývoj politické strany Unie svobody v letech 1998–2004 (PDF). Olomouc: Palacký University. p. 32. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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