Czech Republic: President, 12 January 2018

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of the Czech Republic

Description of government structure:                           

• Chief of State: President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA (since 17 January 2014)
• Assembly: Bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 81 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna) with 200 seats

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by an absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term. The President is limited to 2 consecutive terms.

Last Election:

• The last presidential election in Czech Republic occurred on January 25, 2013. Milos ZEMAN won the presidency with 54.8% of the vote. 

Main candidates in the election:

• Jiri DRAHOS
  • Independent
• Milos ZEMAN
  • Party of Civic Rights / Strana Práv Občanů (SPO)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 10,674,723 (2017 est.)
• Registered Voters: 8,424,227 (est.)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,418,641
• Is Czech Republic a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Czech Republic ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (22 February 1993)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 55
• Human Development Index Position: 28
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low

Disability Data:

• Is Czech Republic a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Czech Republic ratified CRPD: Yes (28 September 2009)
• Population with a disability: 1,596,726