2008 Czech regional elections

2008 Czech regional elections

17–18 October 2008
675 seats on 13 Regional Councils
Turnout	40.3%
First party Second party   Leader Jiří Paroubek Mirek Topolánek Party ČSSD ODS Seats won 280 180 Popular vote 1,044,719 687,005 Percentage 35.85% 23.57%
Chairman of Regional Association before election Evžen Tošenovský ODS Elected Chairman of Regional Association Michal Hašek ČSSD

Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils in 13 regions (all except Prague) on 17 and 18 October 2008. The elections were won by the opposition Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which won in every region.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Czech Social Democratic Party	1,044,719	35.85	280
Civic Democratic Party	687,005	23.57	180
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	438,024	15.03	114
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party	193,911	6.65	56
Green Party	92,057	3.15	0
SNK European Democrats	36,719	1.26	6
Independent Mayors for Region	35,584	1.22	7
NorthBohemians.cz	31,910	1.09	8
Others	353,713	12.14	130
Total	2,913,642	100	675