Czechia, Prague local election 2026

Czechia’s capital elects its city assembly alongside the first round of the Czech Senate election, and the main question is who will govern Prague next. The current coalition of SPOLU (ODS-ECR, TOP 09-EPP, KDU-ČSL-EPP), the Pirates (Greens/EFA) and STAN (EPP) is unlikely to continue, as relations within it have soured.

SPOLU is running with a different line-up than in 2022: KDU-ČSL (EPP) has left to run with Praha Sobě and the Greens (Greens/EFA), and the 82-year-old incumbent mayor Bohuslav Svoboda has made way for Tomáš Portlík, mayor of Prague 9, who is the face of a personality-driven campaign. The Pirates (Greens/EFA) are polling lower, while STAN is on an upward trajectory. ANO (PfE) is led by Jan Hušbauer after its original candidate was dropped over a property controversy. Motoristé (PfE) and SPD (ESN) are polling around the 5% threshold.