2002 Plzeň municipal election

Plzeň municipal election in 2002 was held as part of Czech municipal elections, 2002. It was held on 1 and 2 November 2002. The Civic Democratic Party won the election with 38% of the votes.[1] The incumbent Mayor Jiří Šneberger was reelected.[2]

2002 Plzeň municipal election

1–2 November 2002

All 47 seats in the Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jiří Šneberger Jiří Bis Jana Bystřická
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 20 10 7
Popular vote 743,089 403,889 260,123
Percentage 37.9% 20.6% 13.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Vladimír Duchek Petr Náhlík Miroslav Zábranský
Party PVP Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party US–DEU–SNK
Seats won 4 3 3
Popular vote 183,245 145,680 118,713
Percentage 9.3% 7.4% 6.1%

Mayor before election

Jiří Šneberger
ODS

Elected Mayor

Jiří Šneberger
ODS

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Democratic Party743,08937.8920
Czech Social Democratic Party403,88920.5910
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia260,12313.267
Right Choice for Plzeň183,2459.344
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party145,6807.433
Freedom Union – Democratic Union–Association of independent Candidates118,7136.053
Green Party71,8303.660
Civic Democratic Alliance26,0051.330
Party for Secure Life8,8200.450
Total1,961,39410047

Aftermath

Šneberger became the mayor. He himself stated that it would be his last term.[3] He left the office in 2002 when he was elected a Senator.[4] Šeberger was replaced by Miroslav Kalous.[5]

References

  1. "Komunální volby triumfem ODS a nezávislých". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "V čele Plzně bude zřejmě opět občanský demokrat Jiří Šneberger". Epravo.cz (in Czech). Media Factory, Czech Republic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. "Jiří Šneberger: Jiří Šneberger: Rozhovor pro Plzeňský deník". virtually.cz. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "Kalous už nejspíš nebude primátorem". Regionplzen.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "Nový primátor se ujme vlády v lednu". Plzen.eu. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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