Czech legislative election, 2009

Czech legislative election, 2010

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200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jiří Paroubek Petr Nečas Karel Schwarzenberg Party ČSSD ODS TOP 09 Leader's seat Ústí nad Labem Zlín Prague Last election 74 seats 81 seats split from KDU–ČSL Seats won 56 53 41 Seat change 18 28 41 Popular vote 1,155,267 1,057,792 873,833 Percentage 22.08% 20.22% 16.70%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Vojtěch Filip Radek John Party KSČM VV Leader's seat South Bohemia Prague Last election 26 seats Did not stand Seats won 26 24 Seat change 0 24 Popular vote 589,765 569,127 Percentage 11.27% 10.88%
Prime Minister before election Jan Fischer Independent Elected Prime Minister Petr Nečas ODS

Jan Fischer
Independent

Petr Nečas
ODS

A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. The election had been expected to take place sometime before the end of 2009, but was postponed due to legal challenges. Before the election, the country had been governed by a caretaker administration headed by Jan Fischer.

The election saw a loss of support for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), although they still received the highest number of votes. 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.

On 24 March 2009, after four previous failed attempts, the opposition ČSSD succeeded in passing a no confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek (ODS) in the lower house of the Czech parliament. The measure passed with 101 votes to 96, with several members of Topolánek's own party voting with the opposition.

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