1998 Prague municipal election

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All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Jan Koukal | Martin Bursík
Party  | ODS | UPP
Seats won  | 21  | 16
Popular vote  | 765,777  | 582,867
Percentage  | 36.8%  | 28.1%

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| Mayor before election

Jan Koukal
ODS

| Elected mayor

Jan Kasl
ODS

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The 1998 Prague municipal election was held as part of 1998 Czech municipal elections. Civic Democratic Party has received highest number of votes and formed coalition with Czech Social Democratic Party.[1][2] Jan Kasl became mayor of Prague.[3]

## Campaign

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The Civic Democratic Party was led by Mayor Jan Koukal. Party's main rival was Union for Prague UPP) led by Martin Bursík. UPP ran on anti-corruption platform and was attacking Koukal's management of the city.[4] Bursík was attacking Koukal during campaign.[5][6]

## Results

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Party | Vote | %Vote | Seats

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Civic Democratic Party | 765,777 | 36.88% | 21
Union for Prague | 582,867 | 28.07% | 16
Czech Social Democratic Party | 363,917 | 17.53% | 10
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 207,977 | 10.02% | 8
Association of ČSNS, SZ, KAN, D92, MDS, NEZ, PB, OK | 56,066 | 2.70% | 0
Prague People for Prague | 33,095 | 1.59% | 0
Initiative for Prague Citizens | 21,736 | 1.05% | 0

## Aftermath

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ODS has won the election while UPP was second. Bursík refused coalition with ODS if Koukal leads it. Bursík sought support of ČSSD and KSČM, but Koukal decided to not seek position of Mayor and instead let ODS nominate Jan Kasl. ODS then formed coalition with ČSSD.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Volby do pražského zastupitelstva vyhrála ODS". iDNES.cz. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
2. ^ Hašek, Michal. "Komunální volby 1998" (PDF). Politologický časopis. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
3. ^ "Novým pražským primátorem je Jan Kasl z ODS". iDNES.cz. 27 November 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
4. ^ Horak, Martin (2007). Governing the Post-communist City: Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague. University of Toronto Press. p. 192\. ISBN 9780802093288. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
5. ^ "Martin Bursík otevřel stanici Primátora Koukala v Hloubětíně". iDNES.cz. 8 November 1998. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
6. ^ "Interview BBC". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
7. ^ "Tenkrát na pražském magistrátu". Žena.cz (in Czech). 11 July 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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