Presidential election in the Czech Republic

The first round of voting will take place on January 13 and 14. Nine candidates are running for the position of head of the republic.

In the Czech Republic, the first round of presidential elections began, which will be held on January 13 and 14. Radio Prague International reported this.

It is known that this is the third direct presidential election in the history of the country.

Nine candidates are running for the position of head of state, which has been occupied by Milos Zeman since 2013:

• former Czech Prime Minister and leader of the ANO parliamentary movement Andrej Babiš;

• deputy of the parliamentary movement Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) Yaroslav Bashta;

• Senator Marek Gilscher;

• information technology entrepreneur Karel Divish;

• former rector of Charles University Tomasz Zima;

• Danushe Nerudova, former rector of Mendel University;

• retired army general, former head of the Czech General Staff Petr Pavel;

• head of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Union Organizations, Josef Strzhedula;

• independent senator Pavel Fischer.

If none of the candidates receives 50% of the votes in the first round, the second round of voting will take place on January 27 and 28. The two candidates with the most votes will compete in this.

The Czech Republic is a parliamentary republic. The legislative power is represented by a bicameral parliament, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, the executive power is represented by the president and the government.

According to the country’s Constitution, the main powers belong to the government, the power of the president is quite limited.

Recall that in October 2021, a political crisis arose in the Czech Republic. Zeman has been in intensive care for a long time and the Senate proposed to remove him from power.

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