The 2022 Plzeň municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the nationwide municipal elections. The result was a narrow victory for Spolu which received highest number of votes but was tied with ANO 2011 by number of seats.[1] After the election ANO 2011 formed coalition with Czech Pirate Party and Mayors and Independents with Roman Zarzycký as the new Mayor.[2] New coalition was to be supported by 2 SPD members of the assembly but after disagreement of Piráti and STAN leadership they were replaced by PRO Plzeň.[3][4]
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Background
editPrevious election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 has won the popular vote but tied with the Civic Democratic Party by number of seats.[5] Coalition formed after the election was formed on 15 October 2018 consisting ANO 2011, Civic Democratic Party, TOP 09 and Czech Social Democratic Party. Martin Baxa became the new Mayor.[6] On 17 January 2022 Baxa was replaced by Pavel Šindelář as Baxa became Minister of Culture.[7] Šindelář decided to not run for second term. ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 decided to run under Spolu alliance banner with David Šlouf as electoral leader. Roman Zarzycký will lead ANO 2011.[8]
Opinion polls
edit| Polling firm | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
Turnout | SPOLU | ANO | Piráti | ČSSD | SPD | KSČM | STAN | For Plzeň | Oth. | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODS | TOP 09 | KDU– ČSL | |||||||||||||
| Sanep[9] | 11 - 20 August 2022 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 5.6 | — | 6.4 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Phoenix Research[10] | 20 July - 12 August 2022 | 1,016 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 5.7 | — | 7.2 | — | 3.0 | ||||
| Phoenix Research[11] | 20 June - 13 July 2022 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 7.3 | — | 17.5 | 0.7 | ||||
| Phoenix Research[12] | 20 May - 13 June 2022 | 998 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 10.4 | — | 17.3 | 0.9 | |||
| Sanep[13] | 1-8 March 2022 | 5,116 | 23.6 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | — | 5.4 | 5.1 | 16.2 | 3.2 | |
| 2018 election | 5 and 6 October 2018 | 39.5 | 22.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 22.2 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | |
Result
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spolu | 583,397 | 27.73 | 15 |
| ANO 2011 | 573,678 | 27.26 | 15 |
| For Plzeň | 206,355 | 9.81 | 5 |
| Czech Pirate Party | 171,385 | 8.14 | 4 |
| Mayors and Independents | 162,139 | 7.71 | 4 |
| Freedom and Direct Democracy | 155,372 | 7.38 | 4 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 69 031 | 3.28 | 0 |
| Plzeň in Heart - ČSSD and independents | 62,489 | 2.97 | 0 |
| Law, Respect, Expertise | 43,757 | 2.08 | 0 |
| Přísaha | 38,902 | 1.85 | 0 |
| The Right Plzeň | 15,155 | 0.72 | 0 |
| Koruna Česká | 9,050 | 0.43 | 0 |
| Czech Plzeň and Safe Street | 7,120 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Democratic Party of Greens | 6,359 | 0.30 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Vaiz, Zdeněk; Prokšová, Lenka (24 September 2022). "Více hlasů v Plzni získalo SPOLU, stejný počet mandátů má i ANO". Plzeňský Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Vaiz, Zdeněk; Prokšová, Lenka (25 September 2022). "V Plzni budou vládnout ANO, Piráti a STAN. Primátorem bude Zarzycký". Plzeňský Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "ANO, Piráti a STAN za asistence SPD budou vládnout v Plzni. Obešli vítězné SPOLU". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Lídři v Plzni se vzdali podpory SPD". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Boj o velkou radnici v Plzni skončil remízou. ANO i ODS budou mít 13 mandátů". plzen.cz (in Czech). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "V Plzni je hotová koalice. Primátorem bude Baxa z ODS". Deník.cz (in Czech). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Plzeň má nového primátora, je jím dosavadní technický náměstek Pavel Šindelář". plzen.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "V Plzni se vyjasňuje, kdo bude v září bojovat o primátorský řetěz". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "SANEP: Komunální volby – volební preference v pěti největších městech ČR". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Průzkum: Nečekaný výsledek voleb v Praze. Jak by dopadla jiná města?". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "EXKLUZIVNÍ PRŮZKUM: STAN se potýká s kauzou Hlubuček. Jak by dopadly volby?". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Komunální volby 2022: Kdo bude vládnout velkým městům? VELKÝ PRŮZKUM". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "SANEP: Komunálním volbám bude v krajských městech dominovat hnutí ANO a ODS". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 23 June 2022.