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Czech Republic
European Parliament constituency
Location amongst the 2007 constituencies Created 2004 MEP(s) 24 (2004) Member State Czech Republic Source(s) [1][2] In European elections, Czech Republic is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by twenty-four MEPs. It covers the member state of the Czech Republic.
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Current MEPs
Further information: MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004-2009As of October 2007
Name National Party EP group Jana Bobošíková independent non attached Jan Březina KDU–ČSL EPP–ED Milan Cabrnoch Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Petr Duchoň Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Hynek Fajmon Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Richard Falbr Česká strana sociálně demokratická PES Věra Flasarová Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Jana Hybášková Evropští demokraté EPP–ED Jaromír Kohlíček Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Jiří Maštálka Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Miroslav Ouzký Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Miloslav Ransdorf Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Vladimír Remek Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Zuzana Roithová KDU–ČSL EPP–ED Libor Rouček Česká strana sociálně demokratická PES Nina Škottová Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Ivo Strejček Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Daniel Strož Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy GUE–NGL Oldřich Vlasák Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Jan Zahradil Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED Tomáš Zatloukal SNK sdružení nezávislých EPP–ED Vladimír Železný Nezávislí demokraté ID Josef Zieleniec SNK sdružení nezávislých EPP–ED Jaroslav Zvěřina Občanská demokratická strana EPP–ED 2004
Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as the Czech Republic had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state.
On a very low turnout, the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, losing ground to both the conservative Civic Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. Debacle of his party was one of reasons for resignation of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. Full results;[1]
Summary of the June 2004 European Parliament election results Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats Civic Democratic Party 700,942 30.04 9 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 472,862 20.26 6 SNK European Democrats 257,278 11.02 3 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 223,383 9.57 2 Czech Social Democratic Party 204,903 8.78 2 Independent Democrats 191,025 8.18 2 Green Party 73,932 3.16 0 Total 2,332,862 100.00 24 Turnout 2,346,010 28.32 Electorate 8,283,485 Source: Czech Statistical Office 2009
Summary of the 7 June 2009 European Parliament election results Parties and coalitions Votes % Change Seats Change Civic Democratic Party 741,946 31.45 +1.41 9 ±0 Czech Social Democratic Party 528,132 22.38 +13.61 7 +5 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 334,577 14.18 −6.08 4 −2 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 180,451 7.64 −1.92 2 ±0 Sovereignty 100,514 4.26 — 0 — European Democratic Party 68,152 2.88 — 0 — Public Affairs 56,636 2.40 — 0 — Mayors and Independents – Your Option (Starostové a Nezávislí-Vaše Alternativa) 53,984 2.28 — 0 — Green Party 48,621 2.06 −1.10 0 ±0 SNK European Democrats 39,166 1.66 −9.36 0 −3 Party of Free Citizens 29,846 1.27 — 0 ±0 Workers' Party 25,368 1.08 +0.89 0 ±0 Independents (NEZÁVISLÍ) 12,824 0.54 −7.64 0 −2 Others 138,717 6.02 — 0 — Total 2,358,934 100.00 — 22 -2 Turnout 2,371,009 28.22 Electorate 8,401,374 Source: Czech Statistical Office References
- ^ Detailed official results (in English); note that the numbers differ by a few votes from those given here as they were apparently corrected later
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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