2016 Czech Senate election

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 7 and 8 October 2016, with a second round on 14 and 15 of October. The first round was held alongside regional elections and several municipal referendums, notably in a referendum in Brno on the location of the town's train station.

2016 Czech Senate election
7–8 October 2016 (first round)
14–15 October 2016 (second round)
27–28 January 2017 (Most)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pavel Bělobrádek Petr Fiala Andrej Babiš
Party KDU-ČSL ODS ANO
Seats won 6 3 3
First round 74,709
8.48%		 103,216
11.71%		 151,388
17.18%
Second round 78,448
18.50%		 42,551
10.03%		 92,051
21.71%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Bohuslav Sobotka Miroslav Kalousek Petr Gazdík
Party ČSSD TOP 09 STAN
Seats won 2 2 2
First round 128,830
14.62%		 70,653
8.02%		 43,234
4.91%
Second round 55,622
13.12%		 30,820
7.27%		 25,389
5.99%
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The governing coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), ANO 2011 and the Christian and Democratic Union (KDU-ČSL) retained a majority in the full Senate, with the KDU-ČSL making the largest gains, while the Social Democrats incurred the greatest losses, retaining only two of their twelve seats up for re-election. ANO 2011 won the first round with fourteen candidates advancing, but only three of them were elected, which was a disappointment to the party. The most successful opposition party was the centre-right Civic Democratic Party. It had 6 candidates advancing and four of them elected (including Zdeněk Nytra who ran as independent).

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