The President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic () is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper house of the

Parliament of the Czech Republic The Parliament of the Czech Republic ( cs, Parlament České republiky) or just Parliament ( cs, Parlament) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic, seated in Malá Strana, Prague. It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elec ...

and also the second-highest-ranking official of the Czech Republic, after the

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

. The position is provided for by Article 29 of the

Constitution of the Czech Republic The Constitution of the Czech Republic ( cs, link=no, Ústava České republiky) is the supreme law of the Czech Republic. The current constitution was adopted by the Czech National Council on 16 December 1992. It entered into force on 1 Januar ...

. The Senate elects one of its members as president at the start of each new term, or whenever the position is vacant. As a custom, the strongest party in the Senate usually chooses the president.

External links

Profile of Miloš Vystrčil
at the Senate official website * {{CzechRepublic-gov-stub

See also

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