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Summary Election Results for 20 Post-Communist States* Appendix A: Summary Election Results for 20 Post-Communist States* The tables contained in this Appendix include vote and seat totals for all parties that won seats and/or at least 5 per cent of the valid vote. Table A1 Albania: Kuvendi Popullor Party 1991 1992 Vote (%) SMD seats Vote (%) SMD seats PR seats All seats Workers'/ 56.17 169 25.57 6 32 38 Socialist Party Democratic 38.71 75 62.29 90 2 92 Party Omonia 0.73 5 National 0.28 1 Veterans Social 4.33 1 6 7 Democratic Party Human Rights 2.92 2 0 2 Party Republican 3.18 1 0 1 Party Other 4.11 0 1.71 0 0 0 All 100 250 100 100 40 140 * More detailed results can be found in the sources listed in Appendix B. 146 Appendix A 147 Table A1 (Continued) Party 1997 2001 SMD SMD PR All SMD SMD PR PR All vote seats seats seats vote seats vote seats seats (%) (%) (%) Socialist 52.75 79 22 101 43.89 73 41.51 0 73 Party Democratic 25.70 15 11 26 38.07 25 36.81 21 46 Party/Victory PD 2.99 0 5.09 6 6 Monarchist 3.20 0 2 2 Party Human 2.84 3 1 4 2.06 0 2.61 3 3 Rights Party Democratic 2.72 1 1 2 1.94 0 2.55 3 3 Alliance Soc Dem 2.49 9 1 10 3.53 0 3.64 4 4 Republican 2.41 0 1 1 Party Balli 2.35 0 1 1 Kombatar Christian 0.97 1 0 1 Democratic Party Agrarian 0.80 1 0 1 0.96 0 2.57 3 3 PUK 0.80 1 0 1 United N/A 2 0 2 Right Independents N/A 3 0 3 2.87 2 0 2 Other N/A 0 0 0 3.69 0 5.22 0 0 All 100 115 40 155 100 100 100 40 140 f-' (y)*" TableA2 Armenia: Azgayin Joghov .?; Party 1995 1999 ~ ;:,'" :=:- PR PR SMD All PR PR seats SMD SMD All seats ~. votes seats seats seats votes votes seats ~ (%) (%) (%) Republican block 42.66 20 99 119 Shamiram 16.88 8 0 8 Communist Party 12.10 6 1 7 12.10 8 7.05 1 9 National Democratic 7.51 3 2 5 5.17 4 3.21 2 6 Union National Self- 5.57 3 0 3 Determination Union Ramkavar 2.52 0 1 1 Scientific-Industrial 1.29 0 1 1 and Civil Union Revolutionary Party 1 1 7.83 5 8.06 3 8 Unity 41.67 29 24.63 27 56 Right and Accord 7.97 6 1 7 Law-Based State 5.28 4 1.39 2 6 National Movement 1.17 0 1.78 1 1 Mission 0.76 0 0.27 1 1 Independents 45 45 40.34 37 37 Other 11.47 0 0 0 18.05 0 13.27 0 0 All 100 40 150 190 100 56 100 75 131 Tab/eA3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zastupnicki/Predstavnicki Dom Party 1996 1998 2000 2002 Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats (%) (%) (%) (%) Party of Democratic 37.92 19 33.97 17 18.76 8 21.92 10 Action (KCD in 1998) Serb Democratic Party 24.11 9 9.45 4 16.68 6 14.04 5 Croatian 14.10 8 11.64 6 11.40 5 9.48 5 Democratic Union (Koalicija in 2002) Joint List 4.41 2 Party for Bosnia and H. 3.91 2 11.34 5 11.07 6 Popular Party for a 5.67 2 Free Peace Sloga 12.49 4 Social Democratic Party 9.30 4 18.00 9 10.43 4 Serb Radical Party 6.89 2 2.00 1 Social-Democrats of BiH 1.87 2 New Croatian 2.33 1 1.58 1 1.37 1 Initiative (and allies) ~ Democratic 1.25 1 1.31 1 1.39 1 :g People's Union ;:,'" Radical Party of 1.61 1 :=:- ~. the Republika Srpska ~ ,..... \[) "'" f-' u-. 0 .?; ~ ;:,'" :=:- Tab/eA3 (Continued) ~. ~ Party 1996 1998 2000 2002 Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats (%) (%) (%) (%) Party of Democratic 6.39 2 4.61 2 Progress SNSD-DPS 5.09 1 DPS Independent Social 9.80 3 Democrats Bosnian Patriotic Party 1.16 1 Pensioner's Party 1.07 1 1.43 1 Socialist Party of the RS 2.61 1 1.91 1 Serbian Popular Union 1.89 1 HDU Economic Block 1.33 1 BOSS 1.54 1 Other 9.88 0 9.20 0 7.22 0 7.68 0 All 100 42 100 42 100 42 100 42 Appendix A 151 TableA4 Bulgaria: Subranie Party 1990 1991 1994 PR vote PR SMD All Vote Seats Vote Seats (%) seats seats seats (%) (%) Socialist Party 47.15 97 114 211 33.14 106 43.50 125 and allies Union of 36.21 75 69 144 34.36 110 24.23 69 Democratic Forces Movement for 8.03 12 11 23 7.55 24 5.44 15 Rights and Freedoms Agrarian National 6.02 16 0 16 6.51 18 Union and allies Fatherland Front 2 2 Fatherland Party 0.60 0 1 1 of Labour Social Democratic 0.72 0 1 1 Party Business Block 4.73 13 Independents 2 2 Other 1.27 0 0 0 24.95 0 15.59 0 All 100 200 200 400 100 240 100 240 1997 2001 Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Socialist Party and 21.97 58 17.15 48 allies Union of Democratic 52.02 137 18.18 51 Forces Movement for Rights 7.57 19 7.45 21 and Freedoms Euroleft 5.48 14 Business Block 4.91 12 National Movement 42.74 120 Simeon II Other 8.05 0 14.48 0 All 100 240 100 240 Table AS Croatia: Zastupnicki Dom* Party 1992 1995 2000 PR PR SMD SMD All PR PR SMD SMD All Vote Seats vote seats vote seats seats vote seats vote seats seats (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Croatian 43.72 31 38.30 54 85 45.2 42 59.06 21 63 27.13 40 Democratic Union Social Liberal Party 17.33 12 13.67 13 11.6 10 12.60 11 Party of Rights 6.91 5 7.46 5 5.0 4 7.09 4 5.28 5 (with Christian Democrats in '00) People's Party 6.55 4 9.03 4 Social Democrats 5.40 3 7.54 3 8.9 8 8.66 9 Social Democrat 39.38 71 Social Liberal coalition Peasant Party 4.16 3 5.69 3 Peasant Party-led 18.3 16 12.60 4 20 14.96 24 joint list Regional coalition 3.11 2 3.32 4 6 Independents 3.52 1 1 Other 10.61 0 11.48 0 0 11.0 0 12.59 8 8 13.25 0 All 100 60 100 60 120 100 80 100 35 115 100 140 * These data do not include seats reserved for ethnic minorities and the diaspora, as these are elected through separate mechanisms. TableA6 The Czech Republic: Poslanecka Snemovna Party 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats Vote Seats (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Civic Forum 49.50 127 Communist 13.24 32 14.05 35 10.33 22 11.03 24 18.51 41 Party/Left Block Movement for Self- 10.03 22 5.87 14 Governing Democracy -Society for Moravia and Silesia Christian Democratic 8.42 19 Union Civic Democratic Party 29.73 76 29.62 68 27.74 63 24.47 58 Party of Social Democracy 6.53 16 26.44 61 32.31 74 30.20 70 Liberal Social Union 6.52 16 Christian-Democratic 6.28 15 8.08 18 9.00 20 Union - People's Party Rally for the Republic- 5.98 14 8.01 18 Republican Party Civic Democratic 5.93 14 6.36 13 Alliance ~ Freedom Union 19 :g ;:,'" Coalition 8.60 14.27 31 :=:- Other 18.81 0 19.11 0 11.16 0 11.32 0 12.55 0 ~. ~ All 100 200 100 200 100 200 100 200 100 200 ,..... r.;, w f-' u-. TableAl Estonia: Riigikogu "'" .?; Party 1992 1995 1999 ~ ;:,'" :=:- Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats ~. ~ Homeland 22.00 29 Secure Home 13.60 17 Popular Front 12.25 15 Moderates 9.73 12 5.99 6 15.21 17 National Independence Party 8.79 10 Independent Royalists 7.12 8 Estonian Citizens 6.89 8 Greens 2.62 1 Entrepreneurs 2.39 1 Coalition Party and Rural Union 32.23 41 Estonian Reform Party 16.19 19 15.92 18 Estonian Centre Party 14.17 16 23.41 28 Homeland and ERSP 7.86 8 Our Home is Estonia 5.87 6 Right Wingers 5.00 5 Homeland Alliance 16.09 18 Coalition Party 7.58 7 People's Party 7.27 7 United People's Party 6.13 6 Other 19.62 0 12.69 0 8.39 0 All 100 101 100 101 100 101 TableA8 Georgia: Sakartvelos Party 1992 1995 PR vote PR seats SMD All seats PR vote PR seats SMD All seats (%)* seats (%) seats Peace Block 22.7 29 6 35 11 th October Block 12.1 18 3 21 Unity Block 8.4 14 7 21 Democratic Party 7.1 10 7 17 National Democratic Party 9.3 12 4 16 7.95 31 3 34 Greens 5.0 11 5 16 Union of Georgian Traditionalists 5.6 7 6 13 4.22 0 2 2 Charter 91 4.9 9 4 13 Ilia Chavchavadze Society 3.1 7 6 13 Merab Kostova Society 2.9 5 5 10 Socialist Party of the Working People N/A 4 4 8 Party of National Independence N/A 4 4 8 Union of National N/A 4 3 7 Agreement and Revival Party of People's Friendship and Justice N/A 2 2 4 Union of God's Children N/A 2 2 4 Union of Social Justice N/A 2 2 4 Farmers' Union N/A 2 2 4 Social Democratic Party N/A 2 2 4 ~ Party of State and National Integrity N/A 1 1 2 :g Constitutional Democrat Party N/A 1 1 2 ;:,'" :=:- Radical Monarchists' Union N/A 1 1 2 ~.
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