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2009 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

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{{Infobox election

| country = Czech Republic

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2014 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

| next_year = 2014

| seats_for_election = 22 seats in the European Parliament

| election_date = 5–6 June 2009

| turnout = 28.22%

| image1 = JanZahradil.jpg

| leader1 = Jan Zahradil

| party1 = Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

| alliance1 = AECR

| seats1 = 9

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote1 = 741,946

| percentage1 = 31.45%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 1.40pp

| image2 = Jiří Havel.jpg

| leader2 = Jiří Havel

| party2 = Czech Social Democratic Party

| alliance2 = PES

| seats2 = 7

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 5

| popular_vote2 = 528,132

| percentage2 = 22.39%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 13.61pp

| image4 = Miroslav Ransdorf (2), EP election campaign, Brno.jpg

| leader4 = Miloslav Ransdorf

| party4 = Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

| alliance4 = GUE/NGL

| seats4 = 4

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 2

| popular_vote4 = 334,577

| percentage4 = 14.18%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}6.09pp

| image5 = Zuzana Roithová.jpg

| leader5 = Zuzana Roithová

| party5 = KDU-ČSL

| alliance5 = European People's Party

| seats5 = 2

| seat_change5 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote5 = 180,451

| percentage5 = 7.65%

| swing5 = {{decrease}}1.93pp

}}File:Evropský parlament 2009.png

The 2009 European Parliament election in Czech Republic was the election of the delegation from Czech Republic to the European Parliament in 2009. The Civic Democratic Party has won the election with a surprisingly strong lead against the Czech Social Democratic Party. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia came third and the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party became the last party to enter the Parliament.{{cite book|last1=Karásek|first1=Pavel|title=Volby do Evropského parlamentu v České republice v roce 2009|date=2011|publisher=Masaryk University|location=Brno|pages=58|url=https://is.muni.cz/th/yokfm/Diplomka_Pavel_Karasek_2011.pdf|access-date=17 April 2018|language=cs|trans-title=Elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic in 2009}}

Two newly founded right-wing parties, the Czech wing Libertas.cz of Declan Ganley's Libertas founded by Vladimír Železný and the Party of Free Citizens, ran in the election.{{Cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/eu-elections/czech-eurosceptic-parties-run-eu-elections/article-179409 |title = EurActiv.com - Two Czech eurosceptic parties to run in EU elections|access-date=13 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218022553/http://euractiv.com/en/eu-elections/czech-eurosceptic-parties-run-eu-elections/article-179409 |archive-date=18 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}

Background

Previous election was held in 2004. It was won by the Civic Democratic Party that won 30% of votes ahead of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia which received 20% of the votes. Czech Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla was heavily defeated receiving only 9% of votes finishing fourth.{{cite web |title=Rozhodnuto: Špidla drtivě prohrál |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/archiv/rozhodnuto-spidla-drtive-prohral.A040613_215540_eunie_mhk |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=14 June 2004}} Špidle resigned after the election.{{cite web |title=Vladimír Špidla rezignoval na post předsedy ČSSD i vlády; kabinet podá demisi |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/vladimir-spidla-rezignoval-na-post-predsedy-cssd-i-vlady-kabinet-poda-demisi_200406271015_mkopp |website=iROZHLAS |access-date=27 May 2019 |language=cs}}

Civic Democrats joined European People's Party group after the election as a member of European Democrats.{{cite web |title=ODS a její místo v evropském parlamentu |url=https://www.cdk.cz/ods-jeji-misto-v-evropskem-parlamentu |website=Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury |access-date=27 May 2019 |language=cs |date=10 December 2015}} ODS the cooperated with British Conservative Party to establish new Eurosceptic faction within European Parliament.{{cite book |title=Europeanised defiance : Czech Euroscepticism since 2004 |isbn=978-3-8474-2092-7 |pages=106–107 }}

=2004 Seats =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

! colspan="2" | Party !! EP Group !! Seats

bgcolor="#4761B1"|

! ODS

| EPP-ED

| 9

bgcolor="#ED4431"|

! KSČM

| GUE-NGL

| 6

bgcolor="#9797ff" |

! SNK ED

| EPP-ED

| 3

bgcolor="#F79A3A"|

! ČSSD

| S&D

| 2

bgcolor="yellow" |

! KDU-ČSL

| EPP-ED

| 2

bgcolor="gray" |

! NEZÁVISLÍ

| IND/DEM

| 2

=Procedure=

The 22 of Czech delegation in the European parliament are elected using open list proportional representation, in which they can give preferential votes for up to two candidates on their chosen list. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5% nationwide for single parties. Candidates who receive preferential votes from more than 5% of voters are moved to the top of their list, and in cases where more than one candidate receives over 5% of the preferential votes, they are ranked in order of votes received.

Campaign

File:Praha, Nové Město, Na Příkopě, předvolební kampaň.JPG

=Civic Democratic Party=

First candidates were introduced on 9 February 2009. Jan Zahradil became electoral leader. Other candidates included Evžen Tošenovský, Oldřich Vlasák etg. Party also launched its election website on the same day. Zahradil stated that ODS will be forced to use negative campaign as reaction to strateg of its opponents.{{cite web |title=ODS mění styl, pro evropské volby chystá i negativní kampaň |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/ods-meni-styl-pro-evropske-volby-chysta-i-negativni-kampan.A090210_141517_domaci_adb |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=10 February 2009}} Remaining candidates were introduced on 16 March 2009.{{cite web |title=ODS uzavřela eurokandidátku, členové kritizovali její vznik |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/ods-uzavrela-eurokandidatku-clenove-kritizovali-jeji-vznik.A090316_134815_domaci_adb |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=16 March 2009}}

Campaign of Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was launched by electoral leader Jan Zahradil on 13 February 2009.{{cite web|title=ODS zvedne hozenou rukavici a také nasadí negativní kampaň|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/160985-ods-zvedne-hozenou-rukavici-a-take-nasadi-negativni-kampan.html|website=Novinky.cz|access-date=23 June 2017|language=cs}} ODS stated that it would invest 40 million CZK to the campaign.{{cite web|title=ODS za evropskou kampaň utratí 40 milionů|url=http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/domaci/politika/ods-za-evropskou-kampan-utrati-40-milionu_101750.html|website=TÝDEN.cz|access-date=23 June 2017|date=22 January 2009|language=cs|trans-title=ODS spends 40 million for the European campaign}}

ODS started negative campaign against ČSSD as response to Social Democratic campaigns from previous years.{{cite web |title=ODS se poučila z krajských voleb, v kampani zaútočí na Paroubka |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/ods-se-poucila-z-krajskych-voleb-v-kampani-zautoci-na-paroubka.A090330_213100_domaci_anv |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=31 March 2009}} Civic Democrats founded Blue Team to help the party with campaign.

The Civic Democratic Party was active on internet and used social media during its campaign while its main rival and election front-runner Social Democratic Party underestimated internet campaign and Civic Democrats got to lead as a result.{{cite book|last1=Karásek|first1=Pavel|title=Volby do Evropského parlamentu v České republice v roce 2009|date=2011|publisher=Masaryk University|location=Brno|pages=59–60|url=https://is.muni.cz/th/yokfm/Diplomka_Pavel_Karasek_2011.pdf|access-date=17 April 2018|language=cs|trans-title=Elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic in 2009}}

=Czech Social Democratic Party=

ČSSD planned to invest 30 million CZK.{{cite web|title=ČSSD chystá eurokampaň za třicet milionů|url=http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/domaci/politika/cssd-chysta-eurokampan-za-tricet-milionu_101246.html|website=TÝDEN.cz|access-date=23 June 2017|date=20 January 2009|language=CS|trans-title=The CSSD is preparing a euro-campaign for thirty million}} Czech Social Democratic Party was led by Jiří Havel. Party decided to focus on Financial crisis and domestic issues during its campaign. Social Democratic Party was considered front-runner as it was leading in polls but the lead narrowed as the election date was getting closer. The Civic Democratic Party was active on internet and used social media during its campaign and eventually. Social Democrats on the other hand underestimated internet campaign and Civic Democrats got to lead as a result.{{cite book|last1=Karásek|first1=Pavel|title=Volby do Evropského parlamentu v České republice v roce 2009|date=2011|publisher=Masaryk University|location=Brno|pages=59–60|url=https://is.muni.cz/th/yokfm/Diplomka_Pavel_Karasek_2011.pdf|access-date=17 April 2018|language=cs|trans-title=Elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic in 2009}}

=Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia=

Miloslav Ransdorf was announced as electoral leader on 18 September 2008.{{cite web |publisher=Česká televize|title=Do evropských voleb vyšlou komunisté Ransdorfa a Remka |url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/1441636-do-evropskych-voleb-vyslou-komuniste-ransdorfa-a-remka |website=ČT24|access-date=28 May 2019 |language=cs}}

=Christian and Democratic Union – People's Party=

Christian Democrats launched election campaign on 9 March 2009.{{cite web |title=Vydělejte na svém plotu, lidovci rozjíždějí předvolební kampaň |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/vydelejte-na-svem-plotu-lidovci-rozjizdeji-predvolebni-kampan.A090309_111605_domaci_lpo |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=28 May 2019 |date=9 March 2009}} They introduced their candidates on 20 March 2009.{{cite web |title=Lidovci představili kandidátku do eurovoleb, třetinu tvoří ženy |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/lidovci-predstavili-kandidatku-do-eurovoleb-tretinu-tvori-zeny.A090320_163924_domaci_lpo |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=28 May 2019 |date=20 March 2009}}

=Green Party=

Greens voted Jan Dusík as its electoral leader on 28 February 2009.{{cite web |title=Lídr zelených do eurovoleb je Dusík. Hádky pokračují|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/lidr-zelenych-do-eurovoleb-je-dusik-hadky-pokracuji/r~i:article:630780/ |website=Aktuálně.cz|access-date=28 May 2019 |language=cs |date=28 February 2009}}

= EP list leaders =

=Campaign Finances=

class="wikitable"
PartyČSSDODSKSČMKDU-ČSL
Money Spent{{cite web|title=Kampaň ČSSD se výrazně prodražila, stranu stála 60 miliónů|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/175824-kampan-cssd-se-vyrazne-prodrazila-stranu-stala-60-milionu.html|access-date=20 August 2016|language=cs|website=Novinky.cz}}60,000,000 Kč40,000,000 Kč17,000,000 Kč2,500,000 Kč

Debates

class="wikitable"
colspan="6" style="background:#B0C4DE" | 2009 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic debates
style="font-size:small;"

! rowspan="3" | Date

! rowspan="3" | Organisers

! scope="col" colspan="4" | {{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} {{small|Present  }}{{Colors|black|#ff9090| A }} {{small|Absent  }}

style="font-size:small;"

! scope="col" style="width:6.5em;" | ODS

! scope="col" style="width:6.5em;" | ČSSD

! scope="col" style="width:6.5em;" | KSČM

! scope="col" style="width:6.5em;" | KDU–ČSL

style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Czech Social Democratic Party}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia}};" |

! style="background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};" |

style="white-space:nowrap;" | 2 June

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | {{lang|cs|Česká televize}}{{cite web |title=Diváci na europoslance bučeli, Zahradil a Havel se obviňovali z nedospělosti |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/divaci-na-europoslance-buceli-zahradil-a-havel-se-obvinovali-z-nedospelosti.A090602_225822_domaci_abr |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=2 June 2009}}

| {{Yes|P
Jan Zahradil}}

| {{Yes|P
Jiří Havel}}

| {{Yes|P
Miloslav Ransdorf}}

| {{Yes|P
Zuzana Roithová}}

Opinion polls

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

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

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

!ODS

!KSČM

!KDU–ČSL

!ČSSD

!SZ

!STAN

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

! style="width:20px;" rowspan="2"|Undecided

style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Czech Social Democratic Party}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Czech Republic)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Mayors and Independents}};"|

CVVM{{cite web|title=K volbám do Evropského parlamentu|url=http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu-3|website=Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění|access-date=15 March 2017|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113300/http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu-3|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

|2 – 9 March 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 31%

|12.5%

|5%

|29%

|6.5%

|{{N/A}}

|3%

|13%

STEM{{cite web |title=ČSSD má nový průzkum. V eurovolbách porazíme ODS, říká |url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/cssd-ma-novy-pruzkum-v-eurovolbach-porazime-ods-rika/r~i:article:631973/ |website=Aktuálně.cz |access-date=7 May 2019 |language=cs |date=14 March 2009}}

| 12–13 March 2009

|23%

|10%

|{{N/A}}

| {{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 30%

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

CVVM{{cite web|title=K volbám do Evropského parlamentu|url=http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu-2|website=Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění|access-date=15 March 2017|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113448/http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu-2|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

|30 March – 6 April 2009

|26%

|13%

|6%

| {{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 28%

|5.5%

|{{N/A}}

|4.5%

|17%

STEM{{cite web|title=Evropské volby "STAROSTOVÉ A NEZÁVISLÍ – VAŠE ALTERNATIVA" Volby do Evropského parlamentu 2009|url=http://www.starostove-alternativa.cz/tisk.htm#tiskova21042009|website=Starostove-alternativa.cz|access-date=15 March 2017}}

|21 April 2009

|27.6%

|14.5%

|6.6%

|{{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 30.3%

|6.6%

|5.3%

|9.1%

|{{N/A}}

STEM{{cite web|title=Exkluzivní průzkum: Eurovolby by vyhrála ČSSD s náskokem šesti procent|url=http://www.ct24.cz/domaci/53865-exkluzivni-pruzkum-eurovolby-by-vyhrala-cssd-s-naskokem-sesti-procent/|website=ČT24|access-date=7 August 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210060348/http://www.ct24.cz/domaci/53865-exkluzivni-pruzkum-eurovolby-by-vyhrala-cssd-s-naskokem-sesti-procent/|archive-date=10 February 2013|url-status=dead}}

|5 May 2009

|25%

|11.4%

|7.2%

|{{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 30.9%

|6%

|N.A.%

|6.4%

|13.1%

CVVM{{cite web|title=K volbám do Evropského parlamentu|url=http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu|website=Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění|access-date=15 March 2017|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024816/http://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/volby-a-strany/k-volbam-do-evropskeho-parlamentu|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

| 4–11 May 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 33.0%

| 13.5%

| 5.5%

| 25.5%

| 5.0%

| {{N/A}}

| 6.5%

| 10.0%

STEM{{cite web|title=STEM – PREFERENCE POLITICKÝCH STRAN PRO VOLBY DO EVROPSKÉHO PARLAMENTU |url=https://www.stem.cz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1810_1195.pdf|website=STEM|access-date=15 March 2017}}

| 5–12 May 2009

| 20.9%

| 8.9%

| 5.5%

|{{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 24.2%

| 3.1%

| N.A.%

| 11.9%

| 25.5%

CVVM{{cite web |title=CVVM: Eurovolby by vyhrála ODS, socialisté mají o 8,5 procenta méně |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/cvvm-eurovolby-by-vyhrala-ods-socialiste-maji-o-8-5-procenta-mene.A090525_142640_domaci_pje |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=3 May 2019 |date=25 May 2009}}

|25 May 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 36.5%

| 15.5%

| 6.5%

| 28.0%

| 5.5%

| N.A.%

| 8%

|

UPOL{{cite web|title=Průzkum: Zelení v eurovolbách nezískají ani 3 procenta|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/pruzkum-zeleni-v-eurovolbach-neziskaji-ani-3-procenta/r~i:article:638206/?redirected=1497994538|website=Aktuálně.cz|access-date=20 June 2017|language=cs|date=25 May 2009}}

| 25 May 2009

| 29.1%

| 14.8%

| 5.5%

|{{Party shading/Czech Social Democratic Party}}| 29.8%

| 2.9%

| 3.3%

| 3.5%

|

STEM/SC&C{{cite web|publisher=Česká televize|title=STEM a SC&C pro ČT: Evropské volby by vyhrála ODS, zelení by neprošli|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/1406676-stem-a-scc-pro-ct-evropske-volby-vyhrala-ods-zeleni-neprosli|website=ČT24|access-date=15 March 2017|language=cs}}

| 26 May 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 31.0%

| 13.0%

| 8.0%

| 27.0%

| 4.0%

| 2.0%

| 15.0%

|

colspan="10" style="background:#A0A0A0"|
Election

|5 June 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 31.5%

| 14.2%

| 7.6%

| 22.4%

| 2.1%

| 2.3%

| 19.9%

| 0%

=Media survey=

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

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

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

! ODS

! SSO

! DSSS

! KDU-ČSL

! DSZ

! STAN

! SNK-ED<

! ČSSD

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

style="background:#034EA2; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#00654E; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#000000; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#FFCB03; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#179E1E; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#7ec192; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#FFCB03; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#F29400; width:40px;"|

iDnes{{cite web|title=Eurovolby na iDNES.cz vyhrála ODS, druzí skončili Svobodní|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/eurovolby-na-idnes-cz-vyhrala-ods-druzi-skoncili-svobodni-pnk-/domaci.aspx?c=A090423_090240_domaci_adb|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=23 June 2017|date=23 April 2009}}{{cite web|title=Zprávy iDNES.cz – Přehled nejnovějších událostí z domova i ze světa|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/ankety.aspx?id=A20090423_adb_55|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=23 June 2017}}

| 4 May 2009

| {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}| 24.5

| 17.2

| 6.0

| 4.5

| 4.3

| 4.1

| 2.4

| 2.3

|

Results

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) has won the election with 30% and 9 seats. Party's chairman Mirek Topolánek stated that the election showed that ODS is once again an equal rival to Social Democrats. Czech Social Democratic Party finished second with 22% of votes and 6 seats. Party was dissatisfied with the result as it expected a better result. Chairman Jiří Paroubek stated that party was damaged by low turnout but noted that it is improvement as the party received only 8.8% in 2004 election. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia considered the result as an improvement from 2006 parliamentary election. KDU-ČSL was pleased with the result as the party showed stable support. Other parties failed to reach 5% threshold. Green Party received only 2% of votes. Chairman Martin Bursík decided to resign as a result. Sovereignty led by MEP Jana Bobošíková received 4% and narrowly failed to win any seats.{{cite web|title=Eurovolby v Česku vyhrála ODS s náskokem před ČSSD|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/eurovolby-v-cesku-vyhrala-ods-s-naskokem-pred-cssd_200906081804_mhromadka|website=iROZHLAS|access-date=17 April 2018|language=cs}}

{{Election results

|image=File:European Parliament 2009 Czech result.svg

|party1=Civic Democratic Party|votes1=741946|seats1=9|sc1=0

|party2=Czech Social Democratic Party|votes2=528132|seats2=7|sc2=+5

|party3=Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia|votes3=334577|seats3=4|sc3=–2

|party4=KDU-ČSL|votes4=180451|seats4=2|sc4=0

|party5=Sovereignty|votes5=100514|seats5=0|sc5=New

|party6=European Democratic Party|votes6=68152|seats6=0|sc6=New|color6=blue

|party7=Public Affairs|votes7=56636|seats7=0|sc7=New

|party8=Mayors and Independents – Your Option|votes8=53984|seats8=0|sc8=New

|party9=Green Party|votes9=48621|seats9=0|sc9=0

|party10=SNK European Democrats|votes10=39166|seats10=0|sc10=–3

|party11=Party of Free Citizens|votes11=29846|seats11=0|sc11=New

|party12=Workers' Party|votes12=25368|seats12=0|sc12=0

|party13=Right Bloc|votes13=23612|seats13=0|sc13=0

|party14=Libertas.cz|votes14=22243|seats14=0|sc14=New|color14=#0000FF

|party15=Party for Dignified Life|votes15=17061|seats15=0|sc15=New|color15={{party color|DOMOV}}

|party16=Democratic Party of Greens|votes16=14761|seats16=0|sc16=New

|party17=Independents|votes17=12824|seats17=0|sc17=–2

|party18=Moravané|votes18=9086|seats18=0|sc18=New

|party19=SPR-RSČ|votes19=7492|seats19=0|sc19=0

|party20=Nejen hasiči a živnostníci s učiteli do Evropy|votes20=6904|seats20=0|sc20=New|color20=#29166F

|party21=National Party|votes21=6263|seats21=0|sc21=New

|party22=Humanist Party|votes22=4584|seats22=0|sc22=0

|party23=Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic|votes23=4544|seats23=0|sc23=New

|party24=Koruna Česká|votes24=4449|seats24=0|sc24=0

|party25=Greens|votes25=3717|seats25=0|sc25=New|color25=#7fff00

|party26=Balbín's Poetic Party|votes26=3711|seats26=0|sc26=0

|party27=Czech National Socialist Party|votes27=3269|seats27=0|sc27=New

|party28=Liberals.cz|votes28=1775|seats28=0|sc28=New

|party29=United Democrats – Association of Independents|votes29=1501|seats29=0|sc29=New|color29=#00397C

|party30=Party of Free Democrats|votes30=1423|seats30=0|sc30=New|color30=black

|party31=Democracy and Freedom Party|votes31=986|seats31=0|sc31=New|color31=#004099

|party32=Czech National Social Party|votes32=791|seats32=0|sc32=New

|party33=People and Politics|votes33=545|seats33=0|sc33=New|color33=#1E4377

|invalid=12075

|total_sc=–2

|electorate=8401374

|source=[https://www.volby.cz/pls/ep2009/ep11?xjazyk=CZ Volby]

}}

=European groups=

{{Election results

|party1=European Conservatives and Reformists|seats1=9|sc1=New

|party2=Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|seats2=7|sc2=+5

|party3=European United Left–Nordic Green Left|seats3=4|sc3=–2

|party4=European People's Party|seats4=2|sc4=–12

|party5=Independence/Democracy|seats5=0|sc5=–2

|total_sc=–2

}}

=Elected MEPs=

class="wikitable mw-collapsible
Num

!MEP

!Sex

!Party

!EP Group

!Period

!Pref. Votes

1.

|Evžen Tošenovský

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|104,737

2.

|Jan Zahradil

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|65,731

3.

|Miloslav Ransdorf

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|KSCM}}; color:white" | KSČM

!style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}; color:white" | GUE-NGL

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|61,453

4.

|Jiří Havel

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 8 July 2012

| 59,818

5.

|Zuzana Roithová

|Female

!style="background-color:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}; color:white" | KDU–ČSL

!style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}; color:white" | EPP

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|52,503

6.

|Richard Falbr

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|44,703

7.

|Vladimír Remek

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|KSCM}}; color:white" | KSČM

!style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}; color:white" | GUE-NGL

|14 July 2009 – 15 December 2013

|40,650

8.

|Jan Březina

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party}}; color:white" | KDU–ČSL

!style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}; color:white" | EPP

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|23,154

9.

|Libor Rouček

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|19,771

10.

|Hynek Fajmon

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|16,041

11.

|Andrea Češková

|Female

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|14,477

12.

|Oldřich Vlasák

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|11,744

13.

|Edvard Kožušník

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|11,567

14.

|Miroslav Ouzký

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|9,869

15.

|Olga Sehnalová

|Female

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|9,386

16.

|Jiří Maštálka

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|KSCM}}; color:white" | KSČM

!style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}; color:white" | GUE-NGL

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|8,181

17.

|Zuzana Brzobohatá

|Female

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|7,736

18.

|Milan Cabrnoch

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|7,143

19.

|Ivo Strejček

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|ODS}}; color:white" | ODS

!style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}; color:white" | ECR

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|6,071

20.

|Jaromír Kohlíček

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|KSCM}}; color:white" | KSČM

!style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}; color:white" | GUE-NGL

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|5,719

21.

|Pavel Poc

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|4,814

22.

|Robert Dušek

|Male

!style="background-color:{{party color|CSSD}}; color:white" | ČSSD

!style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}; color:white" | S&D

|14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014

|4,042

colspan="7"|Source:{{cite web|title=Jmenné seznamy|url=https://volby.cz/pls/ep2009/ep2111?xjazyk=CZ&xv=2&xt=3&xstrana=0|website=volby.cz|access-date=17 April 2018|language=cs}}

References

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External links

  • [http://zpravy.idnes.cz/prehledne-kdo-kandiduje-do-evropskeho-parlamentu-f7j-/domaci.asp?c=A090227_092249_domaci_adb List of candidates in the European Parliament election, 2009 (Czech Republic)]
  • [http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detail&detail=2007_1235 Opinion polls immediately before election]

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