General Information
-
27 seats of the Czech Senate.
Government Structure:
-
Chief of State: President Petr PAVEL (since 09 March 2023)
-
Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (since 15 December 2025)
-
Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlament) with an 81-seat Senate (Senat) and a 200-seat Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna).
Electoral System:
-
The President is elected through a majority system through two rounds. The President may serve two consecutive 5-year terms.
-
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
-
Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected and serve 4-year terms.
Last Election:
In the last election, during the first round, ANO 2011 won 2 seats (7%), Czech Social Democratic Party won 1 seat (4%), KDU-CSL won 1 seat (4%), and Independents (Nezavisli kandidati) won 1 seat (4%). Voter turnout was 30%. In the second round, ANO 2011 won 3 additional seats (total 19% of available seats), Others and Independents won 9 seats (33%), Civic Democratic Party won 4 seats (15%), Non-partisans (Nestraníci) won 1 seat (4%), Mayors for the Liberec Region (Starostové pro Liberecký kraj) won 1 seat (4%), OATH of the Civil Movement (PŘÍSAHA občanské hnutí) won 1 seat (4%), and Mayors and Independents (Starostové a nezávislí) won 1 seat (4%). Voter turnout was 18%.
Information for Voters:
Volby do zastupitelstev obcí a Senátu 2026 / Municipal and Senate elections 2026 (in Czech)
Key Deadlines:
-
Candidate filing deadline: 66 days before Election Day (August 4, 2026)
-
Voter registration deadline: N/A, passive voter registration
Main Parties in this Election:*
-
ANO 2011
-
-
Leader: Andrej Babiš
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 5 seats out of 27
-
-
Jasný Signál Nezávislých (JaSaN)
-
-
Leader: Vladimir Stepan
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party / Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová (KDU-CSL)
-
-
Leader: Jan Grolich
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 27
-
-
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia / KSCM
-
-
Leader: Kateřina Konečná
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Levice
-
-
Leader: Vladimir Farana and Marketa Juricova (co-chairs)
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Civic Democratic Party / Občanská demokratická strana (ODS)
-
-
Leader: Martin Kupka
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 4 seats out of 27
-
-
Oath / PRISAHA
-
-
Leader: Robert Šlachta
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 27
-
-
Law, Respect, Expertise / Právo, Respekt, Odbornost (PRO)
-
-
Leader: Jindřich Rajchl
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Social Democracy / Sociální demokracie (SOCDEM)
-
-
Leader: Jiří Nedvěd
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Freedom and Direct Democracy / Svoboda a přímá demokracie (SPD)
-
-
Leader: Tomio Okamura
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
Mayors and Independents / Starostové a nezávislí (STAN)
-
-
Leader: Vít Rakušan
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 27
-
-
Tradition, Responsibility, Prosperity 09 / Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita 09 (TOP 09)
-
-
Leader: Matěj Ondřej Havel
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
-
The Greens / Zeleni
-
-
Leader: Gabriela Svárovská and Matěj Pomahač (co-leaders)
-
-
-
Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 27
-
*This list reflects party membership of listed candidates for the 2026 elections, featuring more than one candidate.
Country Context:
-
Population: 10,886,878 (2025 est.)
-
Registered Voters: 8,253,316 (2025 est.)
-
V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.85 (2026)
-
V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Liberal Democracy (2025)
-
Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.915, Very high (2026)
Gender Data:
-
Female Population: 5,517,651 (2025 est.)
-
CEDAW Status: Succession 22 February 1993
-
Female Candidates in this election: Yes
-
Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 67 out of 200 (33.5%) in the Chamber of Deputies and 17 out of 81 (21.3%) in the Senate
Disability Data:
-
CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 28 September 2009
-
Projected population with a disability: 1,741,900 (2025 est.)
IFES Resources:
-
ElectionJudgments: Yes, 2 judgments and 15 resources
