2008 Czech regional elections
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Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils in 13 regions (all except Prague) on 17 and 18 October 2008.[1] The elections were won by the opposition Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which won in every region.[2]
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17–18 October 2008
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675 seats on 13 Regional Councils | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 40.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Czech Social Democratic Party | 1,044,719 | 35.85 | 280 |
| Civic Democratic Party | 687,005 | 23.57 | 180 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 438,024 | 15.03 | 114 |
| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party | 193,911 | 6.65 | 56 |
| Green Party | 92,057 | 3.15 | 0 |
| SNK European Democrats | 36,719 | 1.26 | 6 |
| Independent Mayors for Region | 35,584 | 1.22 | 7 |
| NorthBohemians.cz | 31,910 | 1.09 | 8 |
| Others | 353,713 | 12.14 | 130 |
| Total | 2,913,642 | 100 | 675 |