2000 Czech regional elections

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Czech regional elections

| country = Czech Republic

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| outgoing_members =

| election_date = 12 November 2000

| elected_members =

| next_election = 2004 Czech regional elections

| next_year = 2004

| seats_for_election = 675 seats

| turnout = 33.64%

| image1 = File:Vaclav Klaus headshot.jpg

| leader1 = Václav Klaus

| party1 = Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

| seats1 = 185

| popular_vote1 = 559,301

| percentage1 = 23.8%

| image2 = 120x120px

| leader2 = Cyril Svoboda

| party2 = 4K

| colour2 = FFCB03

| seats2 = 175

| popular_vote2 = 537,012

| percentage2 = 22.9

| image3 = 120x120px

| leader3 = Miroslav Grebeníček

| party3 = Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

| seats3 = 161

| popular_vote3 = 496,688

| percentage3 = 21.1%

| image4 = 120x120px

| leader4 = Miloš Zeman

| party4 = Czech Social Democratic Party

| seats4 = 111

| popular_vote4 = 344,441

| percentage4 = 14.7%

| swing4 =

| title = Chairman of Regional Association

| after_election = Evžen Tošenovský

| after_party = Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

}}

Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils of 13 regions (all except Prague) on 12 November 2000. Voter turnout was only 33.6%.{{cite web|title=Krajské volby tolik "netáhnou", účast ale záleží na spokojenosti s politickou scénou|url=http://www.kurzy.cz/tema/detail/krajske-volby-tolik-netahnou-ucast-ale-zalezi-na-1075236.html|website=Kurzy.cz|accessdate=23 November 2016}} The elections were won by the Civic Democratic Party, with Four-Coalition coming second and the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party in fourth.{{cite web|title=Pravice sice zvítězila, ale vládu nepřevezme|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/pravice-sice-zvitezila-ale-vladu-neprevezme-fm2-/domaci.aspx?c=A001114_222143_volby2000_bac|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=23 November 2016|date=14 November 2000}}{{cite web|title=Zeman po volebním debaklu neodejde|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/zeman-po-volebnim-debaklu-neodejde-d5r-/domaci.aspx?c=A001112_233856_volby2000_nad|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=23 November 2016|date=14 November 2000}}

Opinion polls

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! style="width:90px;" rowspan="2"| Date

! style="width:150px;" rowspan="2"| Polling Firm

! ODS

! 4K

! ČSSD

! KSČM

! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

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1–6 November 2000

| SC&C and STEM{{cite web|title=V devíti krajích by volby vyhrála ODS, ve třech čtyřkoalice|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/v-deviti-krajich-by-volby-vyhrala-ods-ve-trech-ctyrkoalice-_200011070000_mkaclova|website=iROZHLAS|accessdate=4 December 2017|language=cs}}

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 18.7

| 17.3

| 15.8

| 14.0

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Results

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! Party !! Votes !! % !! Seats

align=left|Civic Democratic Party559,30123.8185
align=left|Four-Coalition537,01222.9175
align=left|Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia496,68821.1161
align=left|Czech Social Democratic Party344,44114.7111
align=left|SNK Union of Independents53,1502.2616
align=left|Party for the Open Society12,5390.55
align=left|Independents63,0852.713

References