European election : Czech Republic

1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Cyprus 4. Czech Rep. 5. Denmark 6. Estonia 7. Finland 8. France 9. Germany 10. Greece 11. Hungary 12. Italy 13. Ireland

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European election result: Czech Republic (Full)

SEATS: 24

ELECTORATE: 8100000

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Obcanska Demokraticka Strana	9	9
	Komunisticka Strana Cech a Moravy	6	6
	Sdruzeni Nezavislych/Evropsti Demokrate	3	3
	Ceska Strana Socialne Demokraticka	2	2
	Krestanska Demokraticka Unie	2	2
	Nezavisli	0	2
	Strana Zelenych	0	0
	Unie Svobody-Demokraticka Unie + ODA (Evropští Liberalové)	0	0
	Republikani Miloslava Sladka	0	0
	Others (Czech Republic)	0	0
	Narodni Strana a Ceska Strana Narodne Socialni	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Czech Republic

The Czech Republic's opposition Civic Democratic Party, which campaigned against giving up too many powers to the EU, were the clear victors of these elections, picking up nine of the nation's 24 European seats. The results were a blow to the three-party governing coalition of Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla, whose Social Democratic Party, polling less than 9% of the vote, picked up just two seats. Coalition partner the Christian Democrats took 9.57%, also translating into just two seats. The Freedom Union, the third coalition member, did not win a seat. Turnout at 29% was one of the lowest in the EU.