The Plzeň municipal election of 2006 was held as a part of Czech municipal elections, 2006. It was held on 20 and 21 October 2006. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won the election with 45% of the votes.[1] Pavel Rödl then became the new Mayor when ODS formed a coalition with the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and the Right Choice for Plzeň (PVP).[2][3] The incumbent Mayor, Miroslav Kalous, didn't participate in the election.[4]
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Campaign edit
Seven parties contested the election.[5] ODS and ČSSD were the main contesting parties. ODS was led by Pavel Rödl while ČSSD was led by Milan Chovanec.[6]
Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Democratic Party | 1,007,049 | 45.23 | 22 | |
| Czech Social Democratic Party | 451,520 | 20.28 | 10 | |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 277,883 | 12.48 | 6 | |
| Right Choice for Plzeň | 177,562 | 7.98 | 3 | |
| Plzeň Alliance | 168,750 | 7.58 | 3 | |
| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party | 141,259 | 6.35 | 3 | |
| Koruna Česká | 2,263 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,226,286 | 100 | 47 | |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Volby v Plzeňském kraji vyhrála ODS". Regionplzen.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Primátorem Plzně se stal Pavel Rödl". Regionplzen.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Rödl z ODS je novým primátorem Plzně". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 2 November 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Do primátorského křesla v Plzni usedl Pavel Rödl". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Vlček, Tomáš (2014). Vývoj ODS v Plzni (PDF). Plzeň: Západočeská Univerzita v Plzni. pp. 62–63. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Komunální fórum". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.