Territorial support of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in the elections Cover Image

Územní podpora Občanské demokratické strany ve volbách
Territorial support of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in the elections

Author(s): Pavel Šaradín
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Civic democratic party; Václav Klaus; Territorial support; Elections; Turnout

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the basic features of support of the Civic Democratic Party in different types of the elections: municipal, regional and Parliamentary. ODS is a right-oriented party with medium membership base (from Czech perspective). Party has strong position in the biggest towns (Prague, Brno, Ostrava) and especially on the some Bohemian regions. We can consider ODS is a party of steady voting support and voters make strong voting core. That support was made by voters on the 1992, after clear victory in the parliamentary elections. After the losing elections 1998, ODS supported Czech Social Democratic Party, which established minority government. Next polls to lower (2002) and upper (1998, 2000) chambers of parliament ODS did not win again. On the other hand, ODS managed in last Senate elections again, like a opposition party.

  • Issue Year: 2004
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 145-157
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Czech