Parliament of the Czech Republic

Parliament of the Czech Republic

Parlament České republiky
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses
History
Founded1 January 1993
Preceded byCzech National Council
Federal Assembly
Leadership
Miloš Vystrčil, ODS
since 20 January 2020
Markéta Pekarová Adamová, TOP 09
since 10 November 2021
Structure
Seats281
81 Senators
200 Deputies
Senate political groups
Government Support (59)
  •   ODS and TOP 09 (29)[c]

Opposition (21)

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Chamber of Deputies political groups
Government (104)

Opposition (95)

Independent (1)

Elections
Two-round system
Proportional representation
Last Senate election
20-21 September and 27-28 September 2024
Last Chamber of Deputies election
8–9 October 2021
Meeting place
Wallenstein Palace, meeting place of the Senate
Thun Palace, meeting place of the Chamber of Deputies
Website
Senate
Chamber of Deputies

The Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: Parlament České republiky) or just Parliament (Czech: Parlament) is the legislative branch of the Czech Republic. It meets in Malá Strana, Prague and is composed of 281 total members and Senators.

It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elections:

Art. 15 of the Constitution stipulates its name as the "Parliament".[1] The Parliament exercises competences usual in parliamentary systems: it holds and passes bills, has the right to modify the Constitution, ratifies international agreements; if necessary, it declares war, approves presence of foreign military forces in the Czech Republic or a dispatch of Czech military forces abroad.


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  1. ^ "The Constitution of the Czech Republic". Prague Castle. 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-25.