1990 Plzeň municipal election

Plzeň municipal election in 1990 was held as part of 1990 Czech municipal elections. It was held on 24 November 1990. Civic Forum has won the highest number of votes. Civic Forum then formed coalition with Social Democrats and Christian Democrats.[1] Zdeněk Mraček became Mayor of Plzeň.[2][3]

1990 Plzeň municipal election
24 November 1990
All 51 seats in the Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Zdeněk Prosek Josef Průša
Party OF KSČ ČSSD
Seats won 23 9 5
Percentage 41.3% 16.4% 7.7%
Mayor before election

Stanislav Loukota
OF

 Elected Mayor

Zdeněk Mraček
OF

Campaign

The election was held following the Velvet Revolution. Stanislav Loukota became Mayor of Plzeň thanks to the revolution.[4][5]

Civic Forum was led by Zdeněk Prosek. Themes of party's campaign were tourism, regeneration of Plzeň and creation of a strong potential for the city. Czechoslovak People's Party ran as a part of centrist coalition named Democratic Union that included Czechoslovak Socialist Party and Green Party. Program of the coalition focused on creation of University of West Bohemia and building of Hospital. Christian Democratic Party led coalition of centre-right parties. It opposed politics of Civic Forum in the city and blamed it of broken promises. The main focus was cleaning of public offices from Communists. Social Democratic Party was support of all forms of ownership and creation of jobs. Election was considered a referendum about previous communist regime which led to a strong performance of Civic Forum.[1]

Results
Party votes Seats
Civic Forum 41.3% 23
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia16.4%9
Czechoslovak Social Democracy7.7%5
Czechoslovak People's Party4.9%1
Independent candidates4.4%0
Christian Democratic Party3.9%5
Liberal National Social Party3.6%1
SPR–RSČ-SDČR2.2%1
Liberal Democratic Party2.1%0
Green Party1.7%1
Republican Union-Free Bloc1.4%0

Aftermath

Civic Forum planned to nominate Zdeněk Prosek for the position of Mayor but Democratic Union was against during the coalition talks. In the end, Civic Forum nominated Zdeněk Mraček who became Mayor afterwards.[1]

References
  1. Lucie, KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ (2017). Listopad 1989 a přechod k demokracii na lokální úrovni studie vybraného města (Plzeň) (Thesis). Plzeň: Západočeská Univerzita v Plzni.
  2. Veselá, Dana (20 July 2013). "Bývalý primátor Mraček: Politika? Někdy divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. [email protected], [email protected]. "prof. MUDr., DrSc. Zdeněk Mraček (1930) - Witness story - Memory of Nations". www.pametnaroda.cz. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "Primátorem Plzně je Martin Zrzavecký, po 76 letech sociální demokrat". iDNES.cz. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "Sedm mužů s městem na krku. Plzeňští primátoři - E15.cz". magazin.e15.cz. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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