Czech Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla was heavily defeated receiving only 9% of votes finishing fourth.
[5] ODS the cooperated with British Conservative Party to establish new Eurosceptic faction within European Parliament.
Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5% nationwide for single parties.
Zahradil stated that ODS will be forced to use negative campaign as reaction to strateg of its opponents.
[8] Campaign of Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was launched by electoral leader Jan Zahradil on 13 February 2009.
The Civic Democratic Party was active on internet and used social media during its campaign and eventually.
Party's chairman Mirek Topolánek stated that the election showed that ODS is once again an equal rival to Social Democrats.
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia considered the result as an improvement from 2006 parliamentary election.
Sovereignty led by MEP Jana Bobošíková received 4% and narrowly failed to win any seats.