2018 Ostrava municipal election

Municipal election in Ostrava was held as part of Czech municipal elections in 2018.

2018 Ostrava municipal election

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All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tomáš Macura Lukáš Semerák Zdeněk Nytra
Party ANO Ostravak ODS
Seats won 21 7 6
Popular vote 1,273,101 447,207 378,658
Percentage 32.72% 11.49% 9.73%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Martin Juroška David Witosz Václav Kubín
Party KSČM Pirates SPD
Seats won 6 5 4
Popular vote 348,514 348,337 263,323
Percentage 8.96% 8.95% 6.77%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Zbyněk Pražák Jiří Srba
Party Lidovci ČSSD
Seats won 3 3
Popular vote 226,779 215,047
Percentage 5.83% 5.53%

Mayor before election

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Elected mayor

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Current composition of assembly

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Party Seats
ANO 2011 15
Ostravak 10
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 10
Czech Social Democratic Party 7
Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party 4
Civic Democratic Party 4

Background

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Previous election

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Previous election was held in 2014. ANO 2011 has won the election. ANO then negotiated with Ostravak, KDU-ČSL and ODS about possible coalition.[1] Negotiations were unsuccessful and Ostravak agreed to form coalition with ČSSD and KSČM.[2] This coalition broke quickly afterwards giving ANO 2011 new opportunity.[3] Coalition was finally formed between ANO, ČSSD and KDU-ČSL and leader of Ostravan ANO Tomáš Macura became new Mayor.[4] Coalition ruled Ostrava until December 2015 when ĆSSD and KDU-ČSL left the coalition. ANO 2011 the formed new coalition with ODS and Ostravak.[5]

Campaign

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ANO 2011 decided to nominate incumbent Mayor Romáš Macura as its leader on 20 January 2018.[6]

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) announced on 12 February 2018 that Senator Zdeněk Nytra will lead party in the election. TOP 09 and Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic decided to support ODS in the election.[7]

Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) had to deal with inner problems during March 2018. 6 deputies left the party. It reduced ČSSD to only 7 seats in Assembly. Deputies who left the party, included Lumír Palyza who led the party in previous election.[8]

Opinion polls

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Date Company ANO 2011 ČSSD Ostravak KSČM KDU-ČSL ODS SPD Piráti Others
22 Jun 2018 Phoenix Research[9] 34.0 10.9 9.2 4.0 8.3 14.0 7.6 7.3
1 - 10 Jun 2018 Sanep[10] 32.2 8.1 4.0 9.2 4.1 10.2 16.2 10.1 5.9
22 Mar - 13 Apr 2018 Phoenix Research[11] 35.1 9.7 8.8 3.1 8.7 14.5 8.2 11.9

Result

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Party Leader Votes % Seats
ANO 2011 (ANO) Tomáš Macura 1,273,101 32.72 21
Ostravak Lukáš Semerák 447,207 11.49 7
Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Zdeněk Nytra 378,658 9.73 6
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) Martin Juroška 348,514 8.96 6
Czech Pirate Party (Piráti) David Witosz 348,337 8.95 5
Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) Václav Kubín 263,323 6.77 4
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and Independents Zbyněk Pražák 263,323 5.83 3
Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) Jiří Srba 215,047 5.53 3
Better clean Ostrava 151,975 3.91 0
Mayors and Independents (STAN) 115,314 2.96 0
INDEPENDENTS 101,318 2.60 0
DSSS, SSPD-SP 15,303 0.39 0
Safety, Responsibility, Soliarity 5,794 0.15 0
JAUNER Czechoslovakia 2018 85 0 0
Total 3,890,934 100 55

References

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  1. ^ "ČSSD v Ostravě zřejmě skončí v opozici, ANO s ní už vyjednávat nechce". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ "V Ostravě by nakonec mohlo vládnout hnutí Ostravak s ČSSD a KSČM". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Domluvená koalice v Ostravě se znovu mění. Do hry se vrací hnutí ANO". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Primátorem Ostravy se stal Macura (ANO), opozice už napadla radního". Eurozprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Náměstkem primátora Ostravy se stal Martin Štěpánek". TÝDEN.cz (in Czech). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ Uher, Aleš (12 February 2018). "V Ostravě začíná boj o primátorský řetěz. Kdo je favoritem?". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ Pleva, Martin (12 February 2018). "Ostravskou ODS povede do voleb bývalý hasič Nytra". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Ostravská ČSSD si zvolila nové vedení. Povede ji Ivo Hařovský". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Exkluzivní průzkum: Babišova tsunami lehce slábne, ANO však dál velkým městům vládne". Blesk.cz. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ^ "SANEP - Průzkum veřejného mínění - Veřejné výstupy - Volební preference - září 2018". www.sanep.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Exkluzivní průzkum: Řítí se další Babišova tsunami? ANO dominuje v boji o velká města". Blesk.cz. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.