Government of Czech Republic

The Czech Republic state system is based on a parliamentary republic.
The legislative power is controlled by the Parliament that consists of two chambers – the Chamber of Deputies (200 deputies elected for a 4-year term) and the Senate (81 senators elected for a 6-year term).

Any and all citizens of 18+ years of age are entitled to elect their representatives. Deputies may be elected from 21 years of age while Senators may be elected from 40 years of age.

The executive power is controlled by the Government that is appointed by the President of the republic and that is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies.
The President is elected for a 5-year term and must be of min. 40 years of age.

Political parties

Association of Independent Candidates-European Democrats or SNK-ED [Helmut DOHNALEK]
Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Cyril SVOBODA]
Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Mirek TOPOLANEK]
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP]
Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Jiri PAROUBEK]
Green Party [Ondrej LISKA]
Tradice Odpovednost Prosperita 09 or TOP 09 [Karel SCHWARZENBERG]
Union of Freedom-Democratic Union or US-DEU [Jan CERNY]

Executive branch

chief of state: President Vaclav KLAUS (since 7 March 2003)
head of government:Prime Minister Petr Necas (Civic Democrats, ODS; Martin BURSIK (since 9 January 2007), and Alexandr VONDRA (since 9 January 2007)

cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister

elections
president elected by Parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); last successful election held 15 February 2008 (after earlier elections held 8 and 9 February 2008 were inconclusive; next election to be held in February 2013); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Vaclav KLAUS reelected president on 15 February 2008; Vaclav KLAUS 141 votes, Jan SVEJNAR 111 votes (third round; combined votes of both chambers of parliament)

elections: Senate - last held in two rounds 17-18 and 24-25 October 2008 (next to be held by October 2010); Chamber of Deputies - last held 2-3 June 2006 (next to be held by June 2010)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ODS 36, CSSD 29, KDU-CSL 7, Open Democracy Club 6, others 3; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ODS 35.4%, CSSD 32.3%, KSCM 12.8%, KDU-CSL 7.2%, Greens 6.3%, other 6%; seats by party - ODS 81, CSSD 74, KSCM 26, KDU-CSL 13, Greens 6; note - seats by party as of December 2008 - ODS 79, CSSD 71, KSCM 26, KDU-CSL 13, Greens 4, unaffiliated 7 (former CSSD, ODS, and Green Party members)

Legislative branch

bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)


Judicial branch

Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; chairman and deputy chairmen are appointed by the president for a 10-year term

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