Election Name: | 2006 Czech municipal elections |
Country: | Czech Republic |
Type: | local |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2002 Czech municipal elections |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2010 Czech municipal elections |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | 62,426 |
Election Date: | 20–21 October 2006 |
Leader1: | Mirek Topolánek |
Party1: | Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) |
Seats1: | 7,033 |
Popular Vote1: | 39,353,957 |
Percentage1: | 36.2% |
Leader2: | Jiří Paroubek |
Party2: | Czech Social Democratic Party |
Seats2: | 4,332 |
Popular Vote2: | 18,079,942 |
Percentage2: | 16.6% |
Leader3: | Vojtěch Filip |
Party3: | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
Seats3: | 4,268 |
Popular Vote3: | 11,730,243 |
Percentage3: | 10.8% |
Leader4: | Miroslav Kalousek |
Party4: | Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party |
Seats4: | 5,049 |
Popular Vote4: | 6,263,980 |
Percentage4: | 5,8% |
Leader5: | Martin Bursík |
Party5: | Green Party (Czech Republic) |
Seats5: | 408 |
Popular Vote5: | 5,475,862 |
Percentage5: | 5.0% |
Leader6: | Josef Zieleniec |
Party6: | SNK European Democrats |
Seats6: | 1,284 |
Popular Vote6: | 3,858,734 |
Percentage6: | 3.6% |
Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 20 October and 21 October 2006. The Civic Democratic Party received 35% of the vote, winning more seats than any other party.[1] [2]