All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
62.55% (1.87pp)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jiří Paroubek
Petr Nečas
Karel Schwarzenberg
Party
ČSSD
ODS
TOP 09
Last election
32.32%, 74 seats
35.38%, 81 seats
Did not exist
Seats won
56
53
41
Seat change
18
28
New
Popular vote
1,155,267
1,057,792
873,833
Percentage
22.09%
20.22%
16.71%
Swing
10.23pp
15.16pp
New
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Vojtěch Filip
Radek John
Party
KSČM
VV
Last election
12.81%, 26 seats
Did not exist
Seats won
26
24
Seat change
New
Popular vote
589,765
569,127
Percentage
11.27%
10.88%
Swing
1.54pp
New
Result of election
Prime Minister before election
Jan Fischer
Independent
Prime Minister after election
Petr Nečas
ODS
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 28–29 May 2010 to elect the 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The elections had been expected to take place sometime before the end of 2009, but was postponed due to legal challenges.[2] Before the election, the country had been governed by a caretaker administration headed by Jan Fischer.[3] The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was the front-runner of the election and its leader Jiří Paroubek was the favourite to become the new Prime Minister.[4][5][6]
ČSSD came first in the election, although they suffered significant losses in seats and the popular vote.[7] The conservative Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and TOP 09 followed in second and third, with the Communist Party finishing fourth. ČSSD leader Jiří Paroubek resigned after the election, conceding that a conservative coalition government appeared likely due to the rise in support for two new right-wing parties: TOP 09 and Public Affairs (VV). In June, a centre-right coalition of ODS, TOP 09, and VV was formed, with Petr Nečas becoming the prime minister.
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^"Update 2-Czech leaders agree on cabinet, early election". Reuters. 5 April 2009.
^Bilefsky, Dan (29 May 2010). "Left Wins Czech Vote, but Right Makes Gains". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
^"Sázkové kanceláře mají jasno: premiérem bude Jiří Paroubek" (in Czech). Lidovky.cz. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^"Jak nevyhrál Paroubek a kdo po volbách řekl: Máte, co jste chtěli!". Expres.cz. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^"Měsíc do voleb: přišel pan Čistý, ale Buldozer si udržuje náskok". iDNES.cz. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^"Czech Republic voters move to right in general election". BBC News. 30 May 2010.
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