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2022 Czech Municipal Elections
Elections in the Czech Republic, Municipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 23 and 24 September 2022. Campaign Mayors and Independents (STAN) STAN launched the spring phase of its campaign on 19 April 2022. Party leader VÃt RakuÅ¡an called it a "key election" and the party thus chose a Key as a symbol for the party campaign. RakuÅ¡an stated that the party wants to show smart and inspirative solutions from experience. The party also introduced the "I want to run" ("Chci kandidovat") project, which aims to help people enter politics. Result See also * 2022 Brno municipal election * 2022 Prague municipal election * 2022 Plzeň municipal election * 2022 Ostrava municipal election References External links Municipal elections in the Czech Republic, 2018 2022 elections in the Czech Republic October 2022 events in Europe {{Europe-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In The Czech Republic
All elections in the Czech Republic are based on the principle of universal suffrage. Any adult citizen who is at least 18 years old can vote, except those who have been stripped of their legal capacities by a court, usually on the basis of mental illness. Elected representatives are elected directly by the citizens without any intermediaries. Election laws are not part of the constitution, but – unlike regular laws – they cannot be changed without the consensus of both houses of the Parliament. The Czech Republic uses a two-round plurality voting system for the presidential and Senate elections and an open party-list proportional representation system for all other elections. The proportional representation system uses the D'Hondt method for allocating seats. Elections are usually held over two days, from 14:00 to 22:00 on Friday and then from 8:00 to 14:00 on Saturday. System of elections Presidential elections Any citizen aged 40 or over can stand for president, unless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Česká Pirátská Strana
The Czech Pirate Party or Pirates ( cs, Česká pirátská strana , abbreviated ''Piráti'' ) is a liberal progressive political party in the Czech Republic, founded in 2009. The party was founded as a student-driven grassroots movement campaigning for political transparency, civil rights and direct democracy. The party's program focuses on safeguarding of civil liberties from state or corporate power via government transparency and public participation in democratic decision making. It aims to achieve its agenda by enacting laws for political accountability, anti-corruption, lobbying transparency, tax avoidance prevention, simplifying of state bureaucracy through e-government, supporting small and medium-sized business, funding of local development, promotion of environmental protection, consumer protection and sustainability. The party also aims to reform laws on copyright, financial markets and banking, taxation of multinational corporations, and while it is a pro-European p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Elections In The Czech Republic
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Ostrava Municipal Election
The 2022 Ostrava municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the nationwide municipal elections. ANO 2011 has won the third election in row. Background Previous election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 won the election with Tomáš Macura being reelected as the Mayor. ANO formed coalition with ODS, KDU-ČSL and Pirates. Macura decided to run for reelection in 2022. ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 decided to run under Spolu alliance banner with Jan Dohnal as electoral leader. Ostravak is once again led by Lukáš Semerák. Opinion polls Result References {{Elections in Ostrava 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ... 2022 elections in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Plzeň Municipal Election
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. After the election ANO 2011 formed coalition with Czech Pirate Party and Mayors and Independents with Roman Zarzycký as the new Mayor. 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. Background Previous election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 has won the popular vote but tied with the Civic Democratic Party by number of seats. 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. On 17 January 2022 Baxa was replaced by Pavel Šindelář as Baxa became Minister of Culture. Šindelář decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Prague Municipal Election
The 2022 Prague municipal election was held in September 2022 as part of the 2022 Czech municipal elections, nationwide municipal elections to elect members of the Prague City Assembly. It was a victory for Spolu (Czech Republic), Spolu which received the highest number of votes and seats ahead of ANO 2011 in second place. The Czech Pirate Party led by incumbent Mayor Zdeněk Hřib finished third. New coalition was formed 5 months after election and it consists of Spolu, Pirates and STAN. Bohuslav Svoboda became the new mayor. Background The Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party received the highest number of votes in the 2018 Prague municipal election but remained in opposition as a coalition was formed by the Czech Pirate Party, Prague Together, TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents. Zdeněk Hřib became the new mayor. Preparations for the next municipal election started following the 2021 Czech legislative election which resulted in a victory for the Spol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Brno Municipal Election
The 2022 Brno municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the 2022 Czech municipal elections, nationwide municipal elections. Coalition of Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party and TOP 09 led by incumbent Mayor Markéta Vaňková has won the election. Following election Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), ODS and TOP 09 formed wide coalition with ANO 2011, KDU-ÄŒSL, Mayors and Independents, STAN, Czech Pirate Party, Pirates and Czech Social Democratic Party, ÄŒSSD. Markéta Vaňková is set to continue as Mayor. Background 2018 Brno municipal election, 2018 election was won by ANO 2011 ahead of Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), ODS. Markéta Vaňková, candidate of ODS became new Mayor while ANO 2011 remained in opposition. Vaňková is running for reelection as the leader of ODS and TOP 09 alliance. KDU-ÄŒSL formed electoral alliance with Mayors and Independents, STAN. Petr HladÃk (politician), Petr HladÃk is electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
