Turnout higher than in previous general election

Voter turnout has been calculated at just under 65 percent, some 6 percent more than in the previous general election in 2002. The leader of the winning party, the Civic Democrats, Mirek Topolanek, welcomed the strong turnout:

"Sixty-five percent is more than in the last elections four years ago and I think voters understood that it is necessary to take part in these elections and to decide about our direction after the elections."