2022 Plzeň municipal election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Plzeň municipal election

| country = Czech Republic

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Plzeň municipal election

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Plzeň municipal election

| next_year = 2026

| seats_for_election = All 47 seats in the Assembly

| majority_seats = 24

| election_date = 23 and 24 September 2022

| turnout =

| image1 = 100x150px

| leader1 = David Šlouf

| party1 = Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

| alliance1 = Spolu (Czech Republic)

| leader_since1 =

| leaders_seat1 =

| last_election1 = 21 seats

| seats1 = 15

| seat_change1 =

| popular_vote1 = 583,397

| percentage1 = 27.7%

| swing1 =

| image2 = 100x150px

| leader2 = Roman Zarzycký

| party2 = ANO 2011

| leader_since2 =

| leaders_seat2 =

| last_election2 = 13 seats

| seats2 = 15

| seat_change2 =

| popular_vote2 = 573,678

| percentage2 = 27.3%

| swing2 =

| image3 = 100x150px

| leader3 = Jiří Klečka

| party3 = PRO Plzeň

| last_election3 = 0 Seats

| seats3 = 5

| seat_change3 =

| popular_vote3 = 206,355

| percentage3 = 9.8%

| swing3 =

| image4 = 100x150px

| leader4 = Pavel Bosák

| party4 = Czech Pirate Party

| leader_since4 =

| leaders_seat4 =

| last_election4 = 7 seats

| seats4 = 4

| seat_change4 =

| popular_vote4 = 171,385

| percentage4 = 8.1%

| swing4 =

| image5 = 100x150px

| leader5 = Aleš Tolar

| party5 = Mayors and Independents

| leader_since5 =

| leaders_seat5 =

| last_election5 = –

| seats5 = 4

| seat_change5 =

| popular_vote5 = 162,139

| percentage5 = 7.7%

| swing5 =

| image6 = 100x150px

| leader6 = Jan Kůrka

| party6 = Freedom and Direct Democracy

| leader_since6 =

| leaders_seat6 =

| last_election6 =

| seats6 = 4

| seat_change6 =

| popular_vote6 = 155,372

| percentage6 = 7.4%

| swing6 =

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Pavel Šindelář

| before_party = Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)

| after_election = Roman Zarzycký

| after_party = ANO 2011

}}

The 2022 Plzeň municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the nationwide municipal elections. The result was a narrow victory for Spolu which received highest number of votes but was tied with ANO 2011 by number of seats.{{cite news |last1=Vaiz |first1=Zdeněk|last2=Prokšová|first2=Lenka|title=Více hlasů v Plzni získalo SPOLU, stejný počet mandátů má i ANO |url=https://plzensky.denik.cz/volby-2022-komunalni/v-plzni-se-o-vitezstvi-perou-ano-a-spolu-souboj-je-tesny-20220924.html |newspaper=Plzeňský Deník|access-date=24 September 2022 |language=cs |date=24 September 2022}} After the election ANO 2011 formed coalition with Czech Pirate Party and Mayors and Independents with Roman Zarzycký as the new Mayor.{{cite news |last1=Vaiz |first1=Zdeněk|last2=Prokšová|first2=Lenka|title=V Plzni budou vládnout ANO, Piráti a STAN. Primátorem bude Zarzycký |url=https://plzensky.denik.cz/volby-2022-komunalni/v-plzni-budou-vladnout-ano-pirati-a-stan-primatorem-bude-zarzycky-20220925.html |newspaper=Plzeňský Deník|access-date=25 September 2022 |language=cs |date=25 September 2022}} New coalition was to be supported by 2 SPD members of the assembly but after disagreement of Piráti and STAN leadership they were replaced by PRO Plzeň.{{cite web |title=ANO, Piráti a STAN za asistence SPD budou vládnout v Plzni. Obešli vítězné SPOLU |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/volby-komunalni-ano-pirati-a-stan-budou-vladnout-v-plzni-obesli-vitezne-spolu-40409715|website=novinky.cz |access-date=25 September 2022 |language=cs}}{{cite web |title=Lídři v Plzni se vzdali podpory SPD |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-v-plzni-se-vzdali-podpory-spd-40409761|website=novinky.cz |access-date=26 September 2022 |language=cs}}

Background

Previous election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 has won the popular vote but tied with the Civic Democratic Party by number of seats.{{cite web |title=Boj o velkou radnici v Plzni skončil remízou. ANO i ODS budou mít 13 mandátů |url=https://www.plzen.cz/v-plzni-je-secteno-80-boj-o-velkou-radnici-zatim-vede-ano-tesne-pred-ods/ |website=plzen.cz|accessdate=30 June 2022 |language=cs |date=6 October 2018}} Coalition formed after the election was formed on 15 October 2018 consisting ANO 2011, Civic Democratic Party, TOP 09 and Czech Social Democratic Party. Martin Baxa became the new Mayor.{{cite news |title=V Plzni je hotová koalice. Primátorem bude Baxa z ODS |url=https://www.denik.cz/z_domova/v-plzni-je-hotova-koalice-primatorem-bude-baxa-z-ods-20181015.html |website=Deník.cz |accessdate=30 June 2022 |language=cs |date=15 October 2018}} On 17 January 2022 Baxa was replaced by Pavel Šindelář as Baxa became Minister of Culture.{{cite web|title=Plzeň má nového primátora, je jím dosavadní technický náměstek Pavel Šindelář |url=https://www.plzen.eu/o-meste/aktuality/aktuality-z-mesta/plzen-ma-noveho-primatora-je-jim-dosavadni-technicky-namestek-pavel-sindelar.aspx |website=plzen.eu |access-date=30 June 2022 |language=cs}} Šindelář decided to not run for second term. ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 decided to run under Spolu alliance banner with David Šlouf as electoral leader. Roman Zarzycký will lead ANO 2011.{{cite web |title=V Plzni se vyjasňuje, kdo bude v září bojovat o primátorský řetěz |url=https://www.idnes.cz/plzen/zpravy/komunalni-volby-hejtman-pavel-sindelar-kandidatka-ano-ods.A220428_132332_plzen-zpravy_vb |website=iDNES.cz |access-date=30 June 2022 |language=cs |date=28 April 2022}}

Opinion polls

class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"

! rowspan="3" |Polling firm

! rowspan="3" |Fieldwork
date

! rowspan="3" |Sample
size

! rowspan="3" |Turnout

! colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |SPOLU

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |ANO

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |Piráti

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |ČSSD

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |SPD

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |KSČM

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |STAN

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |For Plzeň

! rowspan="3" style="width:40px;" |Oth.

! rowspan="3" style="width:25px;" |Lead

style="height:40px;"

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |ODS

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |TOP 09

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" |KDU–
ČSL

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

! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|TOP 09}};" |

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

! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|ANO 2011}};" |

! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Czech Pirate Party}};" |

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

! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Freedom and Direct Democracy}};" |

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

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

! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:Red;"|

Sanep{{cite web |title=SANEP: Komunální volby – volební preference v pěti největších městech ČR |url=https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/zpravy/tiskovezpravy/SANEP-Komunalni-volby-volebni-preference-v-peti-nejvetsich-mestech-CR-712150 |website=parlamentnilisty.cz |access-date=31 August 2022}}

| 11 - 20 August 2022

|

|

| colspan="3" {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|26.9

| 26.8

| 8.1

| 3.9

| 5.6

| {{N/A}}

| 6.4

| 4.2

| 16.3

|style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 0.1

Phoenix Research{{cite web |title=Průzkum: Nečekaný výsledek voleb v Praze. Jak by dopadla jiná města? |url=https://tn.nova.cz/zpravodajstvi/clanek/469110-pruzkum-necekany-vysledek-voleb-v-praze-jak-by-dopadla-jina-mesta |website=tn.nova.cz |date=14 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |language=cs}}

| 20 July - 12 August 2022

| 1,016

|

| colspan="3"|25.4

| {{Party shading/ANO 2011}}|28.4

| 9.6

| 4.5

| 5.7

| {{N/A}}

| 7.2

| {{N/A}}

|

|style="background:{{party color|ANO 2011}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 3.0

Phoenix Research{{cite web |title=EXKLUZIVNÍ PRŮZKUM: STAN se potýká s kauzou Hlubuček. Jak by dopadly volby? |url=https://tn.nova.cz/zpravodajstvi/clanek/467140-exkluzivni-pruzkum-jak-by-dopadly-komunalni-volby-volici-maji-jasno |website=tn.nova.cz |date=17 July 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=cs}}

| 20 June - 13 July 2022

|

|

| colspan="3" {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|28.6

| 27.9

| 8.0

| 3.7

| 5.4

| 1.6

| 7.3

| {{N/A}}

|17.5

|style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 0.7

Phoenix Research{{cite web |title=Komunální volby 2022: Kdo bude vládnout velkým městům? VELKÝ PRŮZKUM |url=https://tn.nova.cz/zpravodajstvi/clanek/464966-souboj-v-komunalnich-volbach-je-vyrovnany-o-vitezstvi-rozhoduji-koalice |website=tn.nova.cz |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=29 June 2022 |language=cs}}

| 20 May - 13 June 2022

| 998

|

| colspan="3" {{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|27.4

| 26.5

| 7.1

| 4.1

| 5.4

| 1.8

| 10.4

| {{N/A}}

|17.3

|style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 0.9

Sanep{{cite web |title=SANEP: Komunálním volbám bude v krajských městech dominovat hnutí ANO a ODS |url=https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/zpravy/tiskovezpravy/SANEP-Komunalnim-volbam-bude-v-krajskych-mestech-dominovat-hnuti-ANO-a-ODS-695295 |website=parlamentnilisty.cz |access-date=23 June 2022}}

| 1-8 March 2022

| 5,116

|

|{{Party shading/Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|23.6

| 7.1

| 5.7

| 20.4

| 6.2

| 5.0

| 5.3

| {{N/A}}

| 5.4

| 5.1

| 16.2

|style="background:{{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 3.2

2018 election

| 5 and 6 October 2018

|

| 39.5

| 22.1

| 6.8

| 6.6

| {{Party shading/ANO 2011}}|22.2

| 11.7

| 6.4

| 5.0

| 5.6

| 3.7

| 4.8

| 5.2

| style="background:{{party color|ANO 2011}};color:#FFFFFF;" | 0.1

Result

class="wikitable"
PartyVotes%Seats
Spolu583,39727.7315
ANO 2011573,67827.2615
For Plzeň206,3559.815
Czech Pirate Party171,3858.144
Mayors and Independents162,1397.714
Freedom and Direct Democracy155,3727.384
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia69 0313.280
Plzeň in Heart - ČSSD and independents62,4892.970
Law, Respect, Expertise43,7572.080
Přísaha38,9021.850
The Right Plzeň15,1550.720
Koruna Česká9,0500.430
Czech Plzeň and Safe Street7,1200.340
Democratic Party of Greens6,3590.300

References

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