At stake in this election:
- 27 seats in the Senate (Senat)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Vaclav KLAUS
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mirek TOPOLANEK
- Assembly: Czech Republic has a 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 elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
- In the Senate (Senat) 81 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna) 200 members are elected by party-list system with proportional distribution of seats to serve 4-year terms.**
Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:
Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 10,220,911 (July 2008 est.)
- Registered Voters: 2,852,506 (October 2008 Figure reflects number of registered voters in the third of senatorial districts with seats up for election.)
Last Updated on 04/09/2010