2000 Czech regional elections

Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils of 13 regions (all except Prague) on 12 November 2000. Voter turnout was only 33.6%.[1] The elections were won by the Civic Democratic Party, with Four-Coalition coming second and the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party in fourth.[2][3]

2000 Czech regional elections

12 November 2000
675 seats
Turnout	33.64%
Leader Václav Klaus Cyril Svoboda Miroslav Grebeníček Party ODS 4K KSČM Seats won 185 175 161 Popular vote 559,301 537,012 496,688 Percentage 23.8% 22.9 21.1%   Leader Miloš Zeman Party ČSSD Seats won 111 Popular vote 344,441 Percentage 14.7%
Elected Chairman of Regional Association Evžen Tošenovský ODS

Opinion polls

Date	Polling Firm	ODS	4K	ČSSD	KSČM	Others
1–6 November 2000	SC&C and STEM[4]	18.7	17.3	15.8	14.0

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Civic Democratic Party	559,301	23.8	185
Four-Coalition	537,012	22.9	175
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	496,688	21.1	161
Czech Social Democratic Party	344,441	14.7	111
SNK Union of Independents	53,150	2.26	16
Party for the Open Society	12,539	0.5	5
Independents	63,085	2.7	13

References

1. "Krajské volby tolik "netáhnou", účast ale záleží na spokojenosti s politickou scénou". www.kurzy.cz. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
2. "Pravice sice zvítězila, ale vládu nepřevezme". iDNES.cz. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
3. "Zeman po volebním debaklu neodejde". iDNES.cz. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
4. "V devíti krajích by volby vyhrála ODS, ve třech čtyřkoalice". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 4 December 2017.