Czech legislative election, 1998
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic
on 19 and 20 June 1998. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party
, which won 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
on 19 and 20 June 1998. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party
Czech Social Democratic Party
The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament...
, which won 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Social Democratic Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
1,928,660 | 32.3 | 74 | |
| Civic Democratic Party | 1,656,011 | 27.7 | 63 | –5 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament... |
658,550 | 11.0 | 24 | |
| KDU-ČSL | 537,013 | 9.0 | 20 | |
| Freedom Union | 513,596 | 8.6 | 19 | New |
| SPR-RSČ | 232,965 | 3.9 | 0 | –18 |
| Pensioners for Life Security | 182,900 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Union | 86,431 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party Green Party (Czech Republic) The Green Party is a political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded in February 1990 but for a long time it struggled to obtain significant influence in Czech politics. In the 2002 legislative election the party received 2.4% of the vote... |
67,143 | 1.1 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 51,981 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Moravian Democratic Party | 22,282 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic... |
17,185 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Civic Coalition - Political Club | 14,788 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 25,339 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,994,844 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||