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