| Election Name: | 1998 Prague municipal election |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Prague municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Prague municipal election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats in the Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Election Date: | 18–14 November 1998 |
| Leader1: | Jan Koukal |
| Party1: | Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Popular Vote1: | 765,777 |
| Percentage1: | 36.8% |
| Leader2: | Martin Bursík |
| Colour2: | FFCB03 |
| Party2: | UPP |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Popular Vote2: | 582,867 |
| Percentage2: | 28.1% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jan Koukal |
| Before Party: | ODS |
| After Election: | Jan Kasl |
| After Party: | ODS |
The 1998 Prague municipal election was held as part of 1998 Czech municipal elections. Civic Democratic Party has received highest number of votes and formed coalition with Czech Social Democratic Party.[1] [2] Jan Kasl became mayor of Prague.[3]
The Civic Democratic Party was led by Mayor Jan Koukal. Party's main rival was Union for Prague UPP) led by Martin Bursík. UPP ran on anti-corruption platform and was attacking Koukal's management of the city.[4] Bursík was attacking Koukal during campaign.[5] [6]
| Party | Vote | %Vote | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765,777 | 36.88% | 21 | ||
| 582,867 | 28.07% | 16 | ||
| 363,917 | 17.53% | 10 | ||
| 207,977 | 10.02% | 8 | ||
| Association of ČSNS, SZ, KAN, D92, MDS, NEZ, PB, OK | 56,066 | 2.70% | 0 | |
| Prague People for Prague | 33,095 | 1.59% | 0 | |
| Initiative for Prague Citizens | 21,736 | 1.05% | 0 |
ODS has won the election while UPP was second. Bursík refused coalition with ODS if Koukal leads it. Bursík sought support of ČSSD and KSČM, but Koukal decided to not seek position of Mayor and instead let ODS nominate Jan Kasl. ODS then formed coalition with ČSSD.[7]