Senate elections were held in the

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on 17 and 18 October 2008, with a second round on 24 and 25 October 2008, electing one-third of the members of the

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. A total of 200 candidates contested the 27 seats, and more than two-thirds of the incumbents ran for another term – only seven retired.Czech regional, Senate elections to be on October 17–18 – ČeskéNoviny.cz
/ref> Governing parties ( ODS and KDU-CSL; the Greens had no open seats) suffered massive losses – only 3 candidates (all ODS) were elected. The Opposition

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won the election with 23 out of the 27 seats contested. The Civic Democratic Party lost its majority in the Senate (which was used to delay ratification of the

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in the Czech Republic).

Results

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