European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic)

Czech Republic European Parliament election, 2009

5 June 2009

24 seats to the European Parliament   First party Second party Third party   Leader Jan Zahradil Jiří Havel Miloslav Ransdorf Party ODS ČSSD KSČM Alliance AECR PES PEL Seats won 9 7 4 Seat change 0 5 2 Popular vote 741,946 528,132 334,577 Percentage 31.45 22.38% 14.18% Swing 1.41% 13.61% 6.08%   Fourth party   Leader Zuzana Roithová Party KDU-ČSL Alliance EPP Seats won 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 180,451 Percentage 8.64% Swing 1.92

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Czech Republic was the election of the delegation from Czech Republic to the European Parliament in 2009.

Two newly founded right-wing parties, the Czech wing Libertas.cz of Declan Ganley's Libertas founded by Vladimír Železný and the Party of Free Citizens, ran in the election.^[1]

Results

 Summary of the results of the Czech Republic's 5 June 2009 election to the European Parliament

← 2004 • 2009 • 2014 →
National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	AECR	Jan Zahradil	741,946	31.45	1.41	9 / 22	0
	Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)	PES	Jiří Havel	528,132	22.38	13.61	7 / 22	5
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM)	PEL (observer)	Miloslav Ransdorf	334,577	14.18	6.08	4 / 22	2
	Christian and Democratic Union – People's Party (KDU–ČSL)	EPP	Zuzana Roithová	180,451	7.64	1.92	2 / 22	0
	Sovereignty		Jana Bobošíková	100,514	4.26	—	0 / 22	0
	European Democratic Party (EDS)	None	Jana Hybášková	68,152	2.88	—	0 / 22	0
	Public Affairs (VV)		Kateřina Klasnová	56,636	2.40	—	0 / 22	0
	Mayors and Independents – Your Option		Jaromír Štětina	53,984	2.28	—	0 / 22	0
	Green Party (SZ)	EGP	Jan Dusík	48,621	2.06	1.10	0 / 22	0
	SNK European Democrats (SNK ED)		Lukáš Macek	39,166	1.66	9.36	0 / 22	3
	Party of Free Citizens (Svobodní)		Jiří Payne	29,846	1.26	—	0 / 22	0
	Workers' Party (DS)		Tomáš Vandas	25,368	1.07	0.89	0 / 22	0
	Pravý Blok (PB)		Petr Cibulka	23,612	1.00		0 / 22	0
	Others (parties and candidates that received less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			151,541		—	0 / 22	2
Valid votes				2,358,934	99.49
Blank and invalid votes				12,075	0.51
Totals				2,371,009	100.00	—	22 / 22	2
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				8,401,374	28.22	0.10
Source: Czech Statistical Office

EP list leaders

• ODS – Jan Zahradil
• ČSSD – Jiří Havel
• KSČM – Miloslav Ransdorf
• KDU-ČSL – Zuzana Roithová
• SZ – Jan Dusík
• SNK-ED – Lukáš Macek

Campaign Finances

Party	ČSSD	ODS	KSČM	KDU-ČSL
Money Spent[2]	60,000,000 Kč	40,000,000 Kč	17,000,000 Kč	2,500,000 Kč

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Date	Source	ODS	KSČM	KDU–ČSL	ČSSD	SZ	STAN	Others	Undecided
CVVM	2/03/2009-9/03/2009-		31%	12.5%	5%	29%	6.5%	N.A.	3%	13%
CVVM	30/03/2009-6/04/2009-		26%	13%	6%	28%	5.5%	N.A.	4.5%	17%
STEM	21/04/2009		27.6%	14.5%	6.6%	30.3%	6.6%	5.3%	9.1%	N.A.
STEM	5/05/2009		25%	11.4%	7.2%	30.9%	6%	N.A.%	6.4%	13.1%
Election	5/06/2009		31.5%	14.2%	7.6%	22.4%	2.1%	2.3%	19.9%	0%

References

1. http://www.euractiv.com/en/eu-elections/czech-eurosceptic-parties-run-eu-elections/article-179409
2. "Kampaň ČSSD se výrazně prodražila, stranu stála 60 miliónů" (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links

• List of candidates in the European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic)
• Opinion polls immediately before election