This is a list of political parties in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic has a

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system. Due to the electoral system used, a limited number of parties are successful in each parliamentary election.

Parliamentary parties

There are currently seven parties in the Chamber of Deputies –

ANO 2011 ANO 2011, often shortened to simply ANO ("Yes" in English), the initials meaning Action of Dissatisfied Citizens ( cs, Akce nespokojených občanů), is a populist political party in the Czech Republic. The party was founded by Andrej Babiš. Hi ...

, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS),

Mayors and Independents The Mayors and Independents ( cs, Starostové a nezávislí), abbreviated to STAN, is a liberal political party in the Czech Republic that is focused on localism and subsidiarity. The party grew out of four minor parties, including Independe ...

(STAN), the

Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

(KDU-ČSL),

Freedom and Direct Democracy Freedom and Direct Democracy ( cs, Svoboda a přímá demokracie, SPD) is a right-wing populist political party in the Czech Republic. It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. It has been described as right-wi ...

(SPD),

TOP 09 TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...

and the

Czech Pirate Party The Czech Pirate Party or Pirates ( cs, Česká pirátská strana , abbreviated ''Piráti'' ) is a liberal progressive political party in the Czech Republic, founded in 2009. The party was founded as a student-driven grassroots movement campaig ...

(Pirates). All of these parties except the SPD also have at least one seat in the Senate. Since the 2022 Czech Senate election, Senator 21 (SEN 21) have had four seats in the Senate, Mayors for the Liberec Region (SLK) have two Senate seats, and Svobodní have one Senate seat. None of these three parties have any seats in the Chamber of Deputies or the European Parliament. The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) hold no seats in the Chamber or the Senate but do have one elected member of the

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and have elected representatives at the regional level. The only party to have had members elected to every Parliament since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia is ODS. The next legislative election will be held no later than 2025. Note: The sum of the total seats held by each party may not amount to the total seats as a whole in the Chamber, Senate, Regions, and/or European Parliament because of independent politicians (i.e. those not members of any political party) holding the remaining seats.

Non-parliamentary parties

* Agrarian Democratic Party (Agrární demokratická strana) * Alliance for the Future (Aliance pro budoucnost) * Alliance of National Forces (Aliance národních sil) * Citizens of the Czech Republic (Občané české republiky) * Civic Conservative Party (Občanská konzervativní strana) *

Civic Democratic Alliance The Civic Democratic Alliance ( cs, Občanská demokratická aliance, ODA) was a conservative-liberal political party in the Czech Republic, active between 1989 (founded shortly after the Velvet revolution) and 2007. The ODA was part of govern ...

(Občanská demokratická aliance) *

Club of Committed Non-Party Members The Club of Committed Non-Party Members (in Czech ''Klub angažovaných nestraníků'', ''KAN'') is a small liberal party in the Czech Republic co-founded by Rudolf Battěk. It was founded during the Prague Spring in May 1968 by 144 leading Czech ...

(Klub angažovaných nestraníků) * Conservative Party (Konzervativní strana) * Czech National Social Party (Česká strana národně sociální) * Democratic Party of Greens (Demokratická strana zelených) * Free Bloc (Volný blok) *

Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic ( cs, Strana soukromníků České republiky, SsČR) is a centre-right conservative political party in the Czech Republic. The party considers itself to be a successor to Czechoslovak Traders' Party. The part ...

(Strana soukromníků České republiky) *

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

(Strana zelených) *

Independence Party of the Czech Republic The Independence Party of the Czech Republic ( cs, Strana nezávislosti České republiky, SNČR) previously called Referendum on the European Union ( cs, Referendum o evropské unii) was a Czech Euroscepticism, Eurosceptic political party foun ...

(Strana nezávislosti České republiky) * The Czech Crown (Monarchist Party of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia) (Koruna Česká (monarchistická strana Čech, Moravy a Slezska)) * Liberal-Environmental Party (Liberálně-ekologická strana) * Masaryk Democratic Party (Masarykova demokratická strana) * The Moravians (Moravané) * National Democracy (Národní demokracie) * Party for the Open Society (Strana pro otevřenou společnost) * Party of Common Sense (Strana zdravého rozumu) *

Party of Civic Rights The Party of Civic Rights ( cs, Strana Práv Občanů, SPO), also referred to as Zemanovci, is a centre-left, left-wing populist social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic founded in October 2009 by Miloš Zeman, the former prime min ...

(Strana práv občanů) * Přísaha * Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (Sdružení pro republiku – Republikánská strana Československa) * Right Bloc (Volte Pravý Blok) * Severočeši.cz, cross-spectrum regional party from northern Bohemia. *

SNK European Democrats The SNK European Democrats ( cs, SNK Evropští demokraté) is a political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková. The party was created in January 2006 by the m ...

(SNK Evropští demokraté) * Socialist Alternative Future (Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost) * Svobodní * Swiss Democracy (Švýcarská demokracie) * The Left (Levice) *

Tricolour Citizens' Movement The Tricolour Citizens' Movement ( cs, Trikolóra hnutí občanů, Trikolóra) is a hard Eurosceptic, fiscally conservative, and national-conservative political party in the Czech Republic. The founder and the former leader of the movement is ...

(Trikolóra hnutí občanů) * Urza.cz (Nevolte Urza.cz) *

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(Hlas) * Volt Czech Republic (Volt) *

Workers' Party of Social Justice Workers' Party of Social Justice ( cs, Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti) is a Czech political party, often described as the major far-right extremist party in the Czech Republic. The party is not represented in any legislative body in th ...

(Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti)

Defunct parties

Association of Radicals for the United States of Europe The Association of Radicals for the United States of Europe ( cs, Asociace radikálů za Spojené státy evropské) was a radical liberal political party in the Czech Republic, which existed between 1990 and 2003. The party sought to create a Uni ...

(Asociace radikálů za Spojené státy evropské) *

Freedom Union – Democratic Union The Freedom Union–Democratic Union ( cs, Unie Svobody–Demokratická unie, US–DEU) was a small pro-European liberal party in the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2011. Freedom Union was founded in January 1998 by former members of the Civic Dem ...

(Unie svobody – Demokratická unie) *

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(Křesťanskodemokratická strana) *

Civic Movement The Civic Movement ( cs, Občanské hnutí, OH) was a liberal political party based in the Czech Republic, which existed from 1991 to 1995. The party was established after the break-up of Civic Forum by the liberal wing of Civic Forum, while the co ...

(Občanské hnutí) *

(Občanská demokratická aliance) * Czech National Socialist Party (Česká strana národně socialistická) *

Dawn – National Coalition Dawn – National Coalition ( cs, Úsvit – Národní koalice), short Dawn, (from June 2014 to August 2015) Dawn of Direct Democracy ( cs, Úsvit přímé demokracie) or (from June 2013 to June 2014) Tomio Okamura's Dawn of Direct Democracy ( cs, ...

(Úsvit-Národní koalice) * Democratic Union (Demokratická unie) *

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(Evropská demokratická strana) *

Friends of Beer Party Friends of Beer Party ( cs, Strana přátel piva, abbreviated ') was a political party in the Czech Republic. Originally intended as a humorous commentary on the large number of new political parties, the party decided to run in the elections after ...

(Strana přátel piva) * Head Up – Electoral Bloc (Hlavu vzhůru – volební blok) *

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(Nezávislí demokraté) * Left Bloc (Levý blok) * Liberal Social Union (Liberálně sociální unie) * Liberal Reform Party (Liberální reformní strana) * Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia (Hnutí za samosprávnou demokracii – Společnost pro Moravu a Slezsko) * National PartyThe Administrative Court suspended the activities of the nationalist National Party
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(Národní socialisté) * Public Affairs (Věci veřejné) * Party of the Democratic Left (Strana demokratické levice) * Party of Conservative Accord (Strana konzervativní smlouvy) *

Path of Change Path of Change (sometimes translated as Way to Change, in Czech: ''Cesta změny'') was a small liberal party in the Czech Republic. The party was led by Jiří Lobkowicz. It has no members of parliament and no elected councillors in local governme ...

(Cesta změny) * Party for Life Security (Strana za životní jistoty) * Realists (Realisté) * Workers' Party (Dělnická strana)

References

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List of political parties registered by Ministry of Interior in Czech Republic (in Czech)
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