IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Czech Republic

Czech Republic

10,705,384
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2023)

8,253,316
Registered Voters (as of May 30, 2025)

50.07%
Average Turnout

42
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.870
Regimes of the World Classification: Liberal Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: N/A

SIGI* Score: 15.0
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 28, 2009

HDI* Score: 0.915
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Czech Chamber of Deputies	Poslanecká Sněmovna	Lower House
Czech Senate	Senát	Upper House
Czech Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Petr PAVEL (since 9 March 2023)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Petr FIALA (since 17 December 2021)
Assembly: the Czech Republic has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senát) with 81 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Sněmovna) with 200 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
In the Senate (Senát) 81 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms*.
In the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Sněmovna) 200 members are elected through a flexible-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.**

* A second round is held six days later if no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round. One third of the Senate is renewed every two years.

** Electors may cast two preference votes for candidates on their chosen party list. There are 14 multi-member constituencies. Votes are tabulated using the D’Hondt method. A threshold of 5% is required in order for a party to enter the Chamber of Deputies. The threshold is 10% in case of a coalition of two parties, 15% for a coalition of three parties, 20% for a coalition of four or more parties.

Elections

2025-10-03 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,685,307
Registered 8,253,316
Turnout 68.89

2024-09-27 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 392,632
Registered 2,239,246
Turnout 17.53

2024-09-20 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 812,201
Registered 2,693,038
Turnout 30.16

2023-01-27 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 5,787,540
Registered 8,242,566
Turnout 70.22

2023-01-13 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 5,622,812
Registered 8,245,962
Turnout 68.19

2022-09-30 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 481,730
Registered 2,479,869
Turnout 19.43

2022-09-23 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,153,189
Registered 2,749,658
Turnout 41.94

2021-10-08 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,411,884
Registered 8,275,752
Turnout 65.39

2020-10-09 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 453,675
Registered 2,711,956
Turnout 16.73

2020-10-02 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,021,788
Registered 2,815,827
Turnout 36.29

2018-10-12 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2018-10-05 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,136,262
Registered 2,743,745
Turnout 41.41

2018-01-26 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 5,567,627
Registered 8,362,987
Turnout 66.57

2018-01-12 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 5,177,238
Registered 8,366,433
Turnout 61.88

2017-10-20 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,091,065
Registered 8,374,501
Turnout 60.79

2016-10-14 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2016-10-07 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2014-10-17 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2014-10-10 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2013-10-25 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,007,212
Registered 8,424,227
Turnout 59.44

2013-01-25 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 4,983,481
Registered 8,434,941
Turnout 59.08

2013-01-11 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 5,171,666
Registered 8,435,522
Turnout 61.31

2012-10-19 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 975,511
Registered 2,795,405
Turnout 34.9

2010-10-15 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,237,072
Registered 2,774,178
Turnout 44.59

2010-05-28 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,263,822
Registered 8,415,892
Turnout 62.55

2008-10-17 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,115,868
Registered 2,852,506
Turnout 39.12

2008-02-15 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 252
Registered 281
Turnout 89.68

2008-02-08 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 252
Registered 281
Turnout 89.68

2006-10-28 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 576,630
Registered 2,781,827
Turnout 20.73

2006-10-20 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,140,247
Registered 2,780,914
Turnout 41.0

2006-06-02 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,372,449
Registered 8,333,305
Turnout 64.47

2004-11-12 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 481,191
Registered 2,614,630
Turnout 18.4

2004-11-05 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 777,417
Registered 2,715,437
Turnout 28.63

2003-06-13 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 4,557,960
Registered 8,259,525
Turnout 55.18

2003-02-28 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 266
Registered 281
Turnout 94.66

2003-01-24 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 192
Registered 281
Turnout 68.33

2003-01-15 | Status: Held
Czech Presidency
Votes 202
Registered 281
Turnout 71.89

2002-06-14 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 4,789,145
Registered 8,262,484
Turnout 57.96

2002-06-14 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 857,491
Registered 2,708,764
Turnout 31.66

1998-11-20 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 541,869
Registered 8,116,836
Turnout 6.68

1998-11-13 | Status: Held
Czech Senate
Votes 1,093,675
Registered 8,116,836
Turnout 13.47

1998-06-19 | Status: Held
Czech Chamber of Deputies
Votes 5,994,844
Registered 8,116,836
Turnout 73.86

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2025-10-03	Held	5,685,307	8,253,316	68.89
Czech Senate	2024-09-27	Held	392,632	2,239,246	17.53
Czech Senate	2024-09-20	Held	812,201	2,693,038	30.16
Czech Presidency	2023-01-27	Held	5,787,540	8,242,566	70.22
Czech Presidency	2023-01-13	Held	5,622,812	8,245,962	68.19
Czech Senate	2022-09-30	Held	481,730	2,479,869	19.43
Czech Senate	2022-09-23	Held	1,153,189	2,749,658	41.94
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2021-10-08	Held	5,411,884	8,275,752	65.39
Czech Senate	2020-10-09	Held	453,675	2,711,956	16.73
Czech Senate	2020-10-02	Held	1,021,788	2,815,827	36.29
Czech Senate	2018-10-12	Held	-	-	-
Czech Senate	2018-10-05	Held	1,136,262	2,743,745	41.41
Czech Presidency	2018-01-26	Held	5,567,627	8,362,987	66.57
Czech Presidency	2018-01-12	Held	5,177,238	8,366,433	61.88
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2017-10-20	Held	5,091,065	8,374,501	60.79
Czech Senate	2016-10-14	Held	-	-	-
Czech Senate	2016-10-07	Held	-	-	-
Czech Senate	2014-10-17	Held	-	-	-
Czech Senate	2014-10-10	Held	-	-	-
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2013-10-25	Held	5,007,212	8,424,227	59.44
Czech Presidency	2013-01-25	Held	4,983,481	8,434,941	59.08
Czech Presidency	2013-01-11	Held	5,171,666	8,435,522	61.31
Czech Senate	2012-10-19	Held	975,511	2,795,405	34.9
Czech Senate	2010-10-15	Held	1,237,072	2,774,178	44.59
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2010-05-28	Held	5,263,822	8,415,892	62.55
Czech Senate	2008-10-17	Held	1,115,868	2,852,506	39.12
Czech Presidency	2008-02-15	Held	252	281	89.68
Czech Presidency	2008-02-08	Held	252	281	89.68
Czech Senate	2006-10-28	Held	576,630	2,781,827	20.73
Czech Senate	2006-10-20	Held	1,140,247	2,780,914	41.0
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2006-06-02	Held	5,372,449	8,333,305	64.47
Czech Senate	2004-11-12	Held	481,191	2,614,630	18.4
Czech Senate	2004-11-05	Held	777,417	2,715,437	28.63
Referendum	2003-06-13	Held	4,557,960	8,259,525	55.18
Czech Presidency	2003-02-28	Held	266	281	94.66
Czech Presidency	2003-01-24	Held	192	281	68.33
Czech Presidency	2003-01-15	Held	202	281	71.89
Czech Chamber of Deputies	2002-06-14	Held	4,789,145	8,262,484	57.96
Czech Senate	2002-06-14	Held	857,491	2,708,764	31.66
Czech Senate	1998-11-20	Held	541,869	8,116,836	6.68
Czech Senate	1998-11-13	Held	1,093,675	8,116,836	13.47
Czech Chamber of Deputies	1998-06-19	Held	5,994,844	8,116,836	73.86

Voter Turnout

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