Senate election in 2012

Terms of the Senate election in 2012

1 ^st round

- Friday, October 12^th and Saturday, 13^th, 2012
(is announced by the President of the Czech Republic according to the §1 article 3 of the Act No. 247/1995 Coll., on the Election to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and will take place at the same time as the elections to regional authorities)

2 ^nd round

- Friday, October 19^th and Saturday, 20^th, 2012
(takes place on the 7^th day after the 1^st round according to the §76 article 1 of the Act No. 247/1995 Coll., on the Election to the Parliament of the Czech Republic)

Constituencies with election in 2012

Note: Click on the constituency number and you will get a summary of the constituency (in Czech only).

Abbreviations of political parties and movements:

ČSSD

Czech Social Democratic Party

KDU-ČSL

Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People’s Party

KSČM

Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

ODS

Civic Democratic Party

STAN

Mayors and Independents

TOP 09

TOP 09 and Mayors Party

HOPB

Občané pro Budějovice

BEZPP

no party affiliation

Summary according to party affiliation (before election):

Czech Social Democratic Party Caucus	5
Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People’s Party Caucus	3
Civic Democratic Party Caucus	13
TOP 09 and Mayors Caucus	3
Independent senators	3
altogether	27

List of candidates to 1/3 of the Senate (on CZSO’s Election Server)

---

Act No. 247/1995 Coll., on the Election to the Parliament of the Czech Republic

§ 1 article 3

The election to the Parliament of the Czech Republic is announced by the President no later that 90 days before the election day. The decree of announcement of the election is published in the Collection of Laws. The day when the part of the Collection of Laws comprising the decree of announcement of the election is circulated is considered the day of announcement of the election.

§ 76 article 1

In case that no candidate obtains the quorum required to the election according to the § 75, the District Authority in the constituency capital arranges the 2^nd round which is to take place on the 7^th day after the end of voting in 1^st round.