Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won 1998 municipal election in Prague and
Jan Kasl became the mayor. He resigned on the position in May 2002 after conflicts with his colleagues in the party. He left ODS and formed new party called
European Democrats.
Igor Němec replaced Kasl as the Mayor of Prague.
Campaign Pavel Bém became Civic Democratic Party candidate for Mayor.
Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was led by
Jiří Paroubek.
Freedom Union was led by Michael Hvížďala. European Democrats were led by Jan Kasl. Campaign started in October 2002. Parties filled the city with billboards. ODS focused on safety. Freedom Union promised easily available housing. ČSSD promised "City for Living." Leader of ČSSD Paroubek held many meeting with voters to be as visible as possible. ==Results==