2002 Plzeň municipal election

Plzeň municipal election in 2002 was held as part of Czech municipal elections, 2002. It was held on 1 and 2 November 2002. The Civic Democratic Party won the election with 38% of the votes.[1] The incumbent Mayor Jiří Šneberger was reelected.[2]

2002 Plzeň municipal election

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All 47 seats in the Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jiří Šneberger Jiří Bis Jana Bystřická
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 20 10 7
Popular vote 743,089 403,889 260,123
Percentage 37.9% 20.6% 13.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Vladimír Duchek Petr Náhlík Miroslav Zábranský
Party PVP Lidovci US–DEU–SNK
Seats won 4 3 3
Popular vote 183,245 145,680 118,713
Percentage 9.3% 7.4% 6.1%

Mayor before election

Jiří Šneberger
ODS

Elected mayor

Jiří Šneberger
ODS

Results

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Party Votes % Seats
Civic Democratic Party 743,089 37.89 20
Czech Social Democratic Party 403,889 20.59 10
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 260,123 13.26 7
Right Choice for Plzeň 183,245 9.34 4
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 145,680 7.43 3
Freedom Union – Democratic Union–Association of independent Candidates 118,713 6.05 3
Green Party 71,830 3.66 0
Civic Democratic Alliance 26,005 1.33 0
Party for Secure Life 8,820 0.45 0
Total 1,961,394 100 47

Aftermath

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Šneberger became the mayor. He himself stated that it would be his last term.[3] He left the office in 2002 when he was elected a Senator.[4] Šeberger was replaced by Miroslav Kalous.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Komunální volby triumfem ODS a nezávislých". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "V čele Plzně bude zřejmě opět občanský demokrat Jiří Šneberger". Epravo.cz (in Czech). Media Factory, Czech Republic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Jiří Šneberger: Jiří Šneberger: Rozhovor pro Plzeňský deník". virtually.cz. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Kalous už nejspíš nebude primátorem". Regionplzen.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Nový primátor se ujme vlády v lednu". Plzen.eu. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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