General Information
At Stake in this Election:
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All 200 seats in the Czech Chamber of Deputies.
Government Structure:
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Chief of State: President Petr PAVEL (since 09 Mar 2023)
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Petr FIALA (since 17 Dec 2021)
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Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlament) with an 81-seat Senate (Senat) and 200-seat Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna).
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The President is elected by majority vote, in up to two rounds, to a non-consecutively renewable 5-year term.
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The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
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All 81 members of the Senate are elected through majority vote, in up to two rounds, to a 6-year term.
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All 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected through list proportional representation using imperiali quota. All members are elected to a 4-year term.
In the last election in 2021, ANO 2011 won a plurality of seats with 72. SPOLU came a close second with 71 seats. Voter turnout was 65%.
Information for Voters:
Pro Voliče / For Voters (in Czech)
Key Deadlines:
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Candidate filing deadline: 29 Jul 2025
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Voter registration deadline: 1 Oct 2025
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ANO 2011
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Seats won in the last election: 72 seats out of 200
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SPOLU
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Seats won in the last election: 71 seats out of 200
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Freedom and Democracy / Svoboda a Přímá Demokracie (SPD)
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Seats won in the last election: 20 seats out of 200
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Note: 26 parties have registered for this election, those shown here won seats in the last election.
Population and Registered Voters:
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Population: 10,882,164 (2024 est.)
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Registered Voters: 8,242,566 (2023)
Gender Data:
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Female Population: 5,515,970 (2024 est.)
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CEDAW Status: Denunciated 22 Feb 1993
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Female Candidates in this election: Yes
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Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 14 out of 81 (19%) in the Senate and 52 out of 200 (26%) in the Chamber of Deputies
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Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.915, Very high, Rank 29 (2023)
Disability Data:
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CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 28 Sep 2009
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Projected population with a disability: 1,741,146 (2024 est.)