At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of the Czech Republic* 

*Note: This is the first-round of the Presidential elections. 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013)  
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Petr FIALA (since 17 December 2021) 
• Assembly: Bicameral Parliament consists of the 81-seat Senate (Senat) and the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna).  

Electoral System: 

• The President is directly elected by an absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term.  
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President for a 4-year term.  
• Members of the Senate are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for 6-year terms. Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill the seat. Members of the Chamber of Deputies serve 4-year terms.  

Last Election: 

The last election was held on 12 January 2018. Milos ZEMAN won 51.36% of the vote (2,853,390 votes overall) and Jiri DRAHOS came in second with 48.63% of the vote (2,701,206 votes overall). Zeman is ineligible to run in this election due to term limits.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: N/A 
• Voter registration deadline: N/A, voter registration is passive.  

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Andrej Babiš 
  • Party: Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO 2011) 
• Jaroslav Bašta 
  • Party: Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)  
• Karel Diviš 
  • Party: Independent  
• Pavel Fischer  
  • Party: Independent  
• Marek Hilšer 
  • Party: Marek Hilšer to the Senate 
• Danuše Nerudová 
  • Party: Independent  
• Petr Pavel 
  • Party: Independent  
• Tomáš Zima 
  • Party: Independent  

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 10,705,384 (2022 estimate)  
• Registered Voters: 8,275,752 (2021 estimate)  

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,433,211 (2022 estimate) 
• CEDAW Status: Succeeded 22 February 1993  
• Gender Quota:  No legislated or voluntary party quotas.  
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 52 out of 200 in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 out of 81 in the Senate 
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.889 (Very High) (2021 estimate)  
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 20% (very low) (2019 estimate)  

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007 and ratified 28 September 2009 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in the Czech Republic?: Yes, IFES’ Regional Europe Office is located in Prague office 
• Election Judgements: Yes, 125 resources