2002 Prague municipal election

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2002 Prague municipal election
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All 70 seats in the Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pavel Bém Jan Kasl Jiří Paroubek
Party ODS ED ČSSD
Seats won 30 15 12
Popular vote 1,592,119 822,894 656,936
Percentage 35.5% 18.4% 14.7%
Mayor before election

Igor Němec
ODS

Elected Mayor

Pavel Bém
ODS

The 2002 Prague municipal election was held as part of 2002 Czech municipal elections. It was held on 1 and 2 November 2002. Civic Democratic Party has won the election and Pavel Bém became the Mayor of Prague.[1]

Background[edit]

Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won 1998 municipal election in Prague and Jan Kasl became the mayor. He resigned on the position in May 2002 after conflicts with his colleagues in the party. He left ODS and formed new party called European Democrats.[2][3] Igor Němec replaced Kasl as the Mayor of Prague.[4]

Campaign[edit]

Pavel Bém became Civic Democratic Party candidate for Mayor.[5] Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was led by Jiří Paroubek.[6] Freedom Union was led by Michael Hvížďala.[7] European Democrats were led by Jan Kasl.

Campaign started in October 2002. Parties filled the city with billboards. ODS focused on safety. Freedom Union promised easily available housing. ČSSD promised "City for Living." Leader of ČSSD Paroubek held many meeting with voters to be as visible as possible.[8]

Results[edit]

Party Vote %Vote Seats
Civic Democratic Party 1,592,119 35.54% 30
European Democrats 822,894 18.37% 15
Czech Social Democratic Party 656,936 14.66% 12
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 485,322 10.83% 8
Freedom Union 252,540 5.64% 2
Coalition of SNK, SZ and SOS 225,530 5.03% 2
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 204,453 4.56% 1
independents for Prague 139,442 3.11% 0

Civic Democrats led by Pavel bém won the election. Bém then formed coalition with Czech Social Democratic Party and became the Mayor of Prague.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prvním mužem Prahy je Pavel Bém". iDNES.cz. 28 November 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Kasl: Nemohu volit stranu demagogů". iDNES.cz. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Kaslova strana má vycházet ze starého programu ODS". iDNES.cz. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kasl mě velmi zklamal, říká nový primátor". iDNES.cz. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ "ODS chce místo Němce Béma". iDNES.cz. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Paroubek si troufá na primátorský post". iDNES.cz. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Pavel Bém kandidátem ODS na primátora". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. ^ "V Praze začal souboj o primátora". iDNES.cz. 9 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Novým pražským primátorem Pavel Bém". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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