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Oct. 16, 2026 Confirmed

Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Election for Senát (Czech Senate)

General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • 22 seats of the Czech Senate* 

*Senate terms are staggered, with 27 seats up for election every two years. This is round 2 of the 2026 Czech Senate race. 5 candidates secured seats in round 1.  

 

Government Structure:  

  • 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 in two rounds. The President may serve two consecutive 5-year terms.  

  • The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.  

  • Members of the Senate are directly elected and serve 6-year terms, with one-third of members up for election every two years. Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected and serve 4-year terms.   

 

Last Election:  

This is the second round of the 2026 Senate Race. In the first round of elections held from October 9-10, 2026, 5 candidates representing 4 parties won more than 50% of the vote in their constituency and secured seats. These parties included the Mayors and Independents (2 seats), as well as the Civic Democrats/Our Czechia Party, Christian and Democratic Union Party, and Prosperity 09 Party (1 seat each). Voter turnout was 43.31%. 

 

Information for Voters:  

Volby do zastupitelstev obcí a Senátu 2026 / Municipal and Senate elections 2026 (in Czech)  

 

Key Deadlines:  

  • Voter registration deadline: N/A, passive voter registration   

 

Main Parties in this Election:  

  • Civic Democratic Party / Občanská demokratická strana (ODS) 

  • Mayors and Independents / Starostové a nezávislí (STAN) 

  • Yes 2011 / ANO 2011 

  • Czech Pirate Party (Pirates) 

  • Tradition, Responsibility, Prosperity 09 / Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita 09 (TOP 09) 

    • Leader: Matěj Ondřej Havel 

  • Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party / Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová (KDU-CSL)  

  • The Greens / Zeleni 

    • Leader: Gabriela Svárovská and Matěj Pomahač (co-leaders) 

  • Fakt Brno 

  • Mayors for the Liberec Region 

  • Our City FM Movement / Naše město Frýdek-Místek 

  • Hradec Democratic Club / Hradecký demokratický klub (HDK) 

    • Leader: Dr. Pavlína Springerová 

  • Senator 21 (Sen21) 

  • 24/7 Party 

  • Prague Together / Praha Sobě 

  • Volt Czechia / Volt Česko 

    • Leader: Adam Le Hanka and Kamila Kurnikova (co-leaders) 

In some constituencies, varying alliances of the parties listed above have formed coalitions to back a single candidate in rounds 1 and 2 of the election. 

 

Country Context:  

 

Gender Data:  

  • CEDAW Status: Succession to the Convention on 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:  

Election Modified: Oct 14, 2026

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