2024_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic
Elections will be held in the Czech Republic on 7-8 June 2024 to elect the 21 Czech representatives for the European Parliament, alongside the EU-wide 2024 European Parliament election. The newly elected European Parliament should consist of 720 deputies in total.
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The 21 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through D'Hondt method and a 5% electoral threshold for both single parties and coalitions of two or more parties.[1]
Both Czech and EU citizens are entitled to vote in the European election in Czech Republic provided they have a permanent or temporary residence in the country at least 45 days prior to the elections. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by the second election day at the latest. Voter registration is required only for non-Czech EU citizens residing in Czech Republic, while Czech citizens are automatically registered in their place of residence. Citizens abroad can not vote by post or in a place of a diplomatic mission of Czech Republic, but may be eligible to vote in another member country.[2]
The previous elections to the European Parliament were held in the Czech Republic on 24-25 May 2019. Voter turnout was 28.72%. The parties and candidates elected were:
- ANO 2011: 21.18% of votes and 6 seats (Dita Charanzová, Martina Dlabajová, Martin Hlaváček, Radka Maxová, Ondřej Knotek and Ondřej Kovařík)
- ODS: 14.54% of votes and 4 seats (Jan Zahradil, Alexandr Vondra, Evžen Tošenovský and Veronika Vrecionová)
- Pirates: 13.95% of votes and 3 seats (Marcel Kolaja, Markéta Gregorová and Mikuláš Peksa),
- STAN-TOP 09 joint list: 11.65% of votes and 3 seats (Luděk Niedermayer, Jiří Pospíšil and Stanislav Polčák),
- SPD: 9.14% of votes and 2 seats (Hynek Blaško and Ivan David),
- KDU-ČSL: 7.24% of votes and 2 seats (Tomáš Zdechovský and Michaela Šojdrová),
- KSČM: 6.94% of votes and 1 seat (Kateřina Konečná).
In October 2020, Radka Maxová resigned from ANO, and in March 2021, she started cooperating as a non-party member with the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), which had not won any seats in the previous election.[3] In September 2022, Hynek Blaško resigned from SPD and now sits in the EP as an independent.[4]
The table shows the detailed composition of the Czech seats at the European Parliament as of 25 January 2024.
| EP Group | Seats | Party | Seats | MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renew Europe | 5 / 21 |
ANO 2011 | 3 | |||
| Independents | 2 | |||||
| European People's Party | 5 / 21 |
TOP 09 | 2 | |||
| KDU-ČSL | 2 | |||||
| Mayors and Independents | 1 | |||||
| European Conservatives and Reformists | 4 / 21 |
Civic Democratic Party | 4 | |||
| Greens–European Free Alliance | 3 / 21 |
Czech Pirate Party | 3 | |||
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 1 / 21 |
Independents | 1 | |||
| Identity and Democracy | 1 / 21 |
Freedom and Direct Democracy | 1 | |||
| The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL | 1 / 21 |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 1 | |||
| Non-Inscrits | 1 / 21 |
Independents | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | |||||
| Source: European Parliament | ||||||
The following parties and coalitions running in the European elections are currently represented in the Chamber of Deputies or in the European Parliament:
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | European
party |
EP Group | 2019 result | Outgoing MEPs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||||
| SPOLU | Together | Liberal Conservatism | Alexandr Vondra | ECR | ECR | 33.44% [lower-alpha 5] | 8 / 21 |
8 / 21 | |
| ANO | ANO 2011
ANO 2011 |
Populism | Klára Dostálová | ALDE | RE | 21.19% | 6 / 21 |
3 / 21 | |
| Pirates | Czech Pirate Party
Česká pirátská strana |
Pirate politics | Marcel Kolaja | PPEU | G/EFA | 13.96% | 3 / 21 |
3 / 21 | |
| STAN | Mayors and Personalities for Europe Starostové a osobnosti pro Evropu |
Liberal conservatism | Danuše Nerudová | None | EPP | 11.65% [lower-alpha 6] | 1 / 21 |
1 / 21 | |
| SPD and Tricolour | Freedom and Direct Democracy and Tricolour
SPD a Trikolóra |
Nationalism | Petr Mach | ID Party | ID | 9.14% [lower-alpha 7] | 2 / 21 |
1 / 21 | |
| Enough! | Enough! | Left-wing populism | Kateřina Konečná | PEL | GUE/NGL | 6.94%[lower-alpha 8] | 1 / 21 |
1 / 21 | |
| ZNČR Alliance | Alliance for the Independence of Czechia Aliance pro nezávislost ČR
|
Ultranationalism | Hynek Blaško | None | Non-Inscrits | 1.23% | 0 / 21 |
1 / 21 | |
| Source: 1 2 | |||||||||
The following parties and coalitions have announced their candidature but are currently not represented in the Chamber of Deputies nor in the European Parliament, but have appeared at least one relevant opinion poll:
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | European
party |
EP Group | 2019 result | Outgoing MEPs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||||
| SOCDEM | Social Democracy
Sociální demokracie |
Social Democracy | Lubomír Zaorálek | PES | S&D | 3.95% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Svobodní | Svobodní | Libertarianism | Libor Vondráček | None | None | 0.65% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| PRO | Law, Respect, Expertise
Právo Respekt Odbornost |
Right-wing populism | Jindřich Rajchl | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Přísaha and Motorists | Přísaha and Motorists Přísaha a Motoristé |
Populism | Filip Turek | None | EPP | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Greens | Green Party
Strana zelených |
Green Politics | Johanna Nejedlová | EGP | EFA | did not run [lower-alpha 9] | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Source: 1 | |||||||||
The following parties and coalitions are not represented in the Chamber of Deputies or the European Parliament and have not appeared in any relevant opinion poll:
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | European
party |
EP Group | 2019 result | Outgoing MEPs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||||
| CZ1 | Czech Republic on the 1st place!
Česká republika na 1. místě! |
Vaccine hesitancy | Ladislav Vrabel | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| ČSSD | Czech Sovereignty Česká suverenita
|
Left-wing nationalism | Jiří Paroubek | None | None | 0.11% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| DZS | Democratic Party of Greens
Demokratická strana zelených |
Green politics | to be announced | None | None | 0.60% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Voice | Voice
Hlas |
Liberalism | to be announced | None | RE | 2.38% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| KAN | Club of Committed Non-Party Members
Klub angažovaných nestraníků |
Liberalism | Stanislav Pochman | None | None | 0.10% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| LANO | Liberal Alliance of Independent Citizens
Liberální aliance nezávislých občanů |
Liberalism | Šimon Hlinovský | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Better Life | Better Life for the People
Lepší život pro lidi |
Populism | to be announced | None | None | did not run | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| The Left | The Left
Levice |
Democratic Socialism | Jan Májíček | PEL | GUE/NGL | did not run | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| aliens.eu | Better EU with Aliens
Lepší EU s mimozemšťany |
Political satire | to be announced | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Tabby Cat | Tabby Cat
Mourek |
Political satire | Jan Červenka | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| MZH | Moravian Land Movement
Moravské zemské hnutí |
Regionalism | to be announced | EFA | G/EFA | 0.13% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| NOS | New Direction
Nový směr |
N/A | to be announced | None | None | did no exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| PB | Right Bloc
Pravý blok |
Conservatism | to be announced | None | None | 0.20% | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| FOR Czexit | FOR Czexit
Pro vystoupení z EU
|
Euroscepticism | to be announced | None | None | 0.27% [lower-alpha 10] | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| REFERENDUM | REFERENDUM - Voice of the People
REFERENDUM - Hlas lidu |
Direct Democracy | Václav Sogel | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| SEN21 and Volt | SEN21 and Volt
SEN21 a Volt |
Eurofederalism | Lenka Helena Koenigsmark | EDF | RE | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| SESO | Seniors for themselves
Senioři sobě |
Pensioners' interests | to be announced | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| SNK ED | SNK European Democrats
SNK Evropští demokraté |
Conservative Liberalism | to be announced | None | EPP | did not run | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| ŠD and SSPD-SP | ŠD and SSPD-SP
ŠD a SSPD-SP
|
Swiss System | to be announced | None | None | did not exist | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| URZA | Urza.cz | Anarchocapitalism | to be announced | None | None | did not run | 0 / 21 |
0 / 21 | |
| Source: 1 | |||||||||
SPOLU
The Civic Democratic Party (ODS), KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 have discussed whether they will run under the combined SPOLU banner or independently. According to reports, the ODS and TOP 09 memberships would prefer to run independently,[5] while ODS leader and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala favours a joint candidacy as SPOLU.[6] A combined list under the SPOLU banner is problematic due to the fact that ODS is part of the European Conservatives and Reformists EP grouping, while KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 are part of the European People's Party.[7] Sitting MEP and ODS's 2019 electoral leader Jan Zahradil was reported to be problematic for KDU-ČSL and TOP 09, as well as many ODS members such as MP Eva Decroix.[8] On 5 June 2023 Zahradil announced that he will not run in the election.[9] Alexandr Vondra has also been speculated as a potential lead candidate for ODS or SPOLU as whole.[10][8]
On 18 May 2023, members of KDU-ČSL voted in a membership referendum in favor of running independently.[11] On 20 May 2023, KDU-ČSL decided at its nomination conference that its lead candidate for the 2024 elections will be current MEP Tomáš Zdechovský. Other candidates will include: František Talíř, the 1st Deputy Governor of the South Bohemian Region; MEP Michaela Šojdrová; Ondřej Mikmek, mayor of Slatinice in Olomouc; senator and twice presidential candidate Pavel Fischer; and MP Hayato Okamura. A decision over whether KDU-ČSL will run independently or as part of the SPOLU alliance will be made by September 2023.[12][13]
On 30 October 2023, ODS, TOP 09 and KDU-ČSL announced that they will contest the election on a joint list.[14]
Czech Pirate Party
The Czech Pirate Party launched primaries for its election list on 30 May 2023. All incumbent MEPs (Mikuláš Peksa, Markéta Gregorová and Marcel Kolaja) announced their intention to run for the position of electoral leader.[15] Former MP Mikuláš Ferjenčík also announced his candidacy, and received the endorsements of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský and former Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib. 2019 electoral leader Marcel Kolaja soon criticised Ferjenčík, stating that the leader should be a respected politician.[10] The fifth candidate is Jana Kolaříková, chair of the South Bohemian branch of the party.[16]
ANO
MP and former government minister Klára Dostálová is speculated to become the lead candidate for ANO 2011.[10] 2019 electoral leader Dita Charanzová was reportedly undecided whether to run again.[17] Party leader Andrej Babiš was also reported to be considering his own candidacy.[7]
STAN
Leader of Mayors and Independents (STAN) Vít Rakušan suggested Jan Farský as his party's electoral leader.[18]
ČSSD
Former Czech Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek has announced his intention to run in the election with his Nespokojení (Dissatisfied) movement, with the aim of connecting parties on the left of the political spectrum.[8]
SEN21+Volt
In October 2023, Volt and SEN21 announced that they would be standing in the European elections with a joint list.[19][20] The head of their joint list is Lenka Koenigsmark.[21]
PRO
On 8 April 2024, ice hockey coach and former professional player Vladimír Růžička announced his candidacy for PRO 2022.[22]
| Name | Party | Date announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Zahradil | Civic Democratic Party (ECR) | 5 June 2023 | [23] |
| Radka Maxová | Inderpendent (S&D) | 31 October 2023 | [24] |
| Stanislav Polčák | Mayors and Independents (EPP) | 3 January 2024 | [25] |
| Evžen Tošenovský | Civic Democratic Party (ECR) | 5 April 2024 | [26] |
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date |
Sample size |
SPOLU ECR–EPP |
ANO Renew |
Piráti G/EFA |
STAN EPP |
SPD– Trikolóra ID |
Stačilo! Left |
SOCDEM S&D |
Svobodní NI |
Přísaha NI |
Zelení EGP |
PRO NI |
Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM/Mark | 28 Mar–8 April 2024 | 1,009 | 20.0 | 27.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 0.9 | — | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| Data Collect | 25 Mar 2024 | 20.9 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6.4 | |
| IPSOS | 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 | 1,517 | 21.6 | 26.3 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 4.7 |
| IPSOS | Dec 2023 | TBA | 25.2 | 26.3 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8 | 1.1 |
| STEM/MARK | 23–28 Nov 2023 | 1,010 | 15.0 | 33.8 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 18.8 |
| 2021 parliamentary election | 8–9 Oct 2021 | – | 27.8 | 27.1 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.8[lower-alpha 11] | 4.7 | 1.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| 2019 European election | 24–25 May 2019 | – | 21.8[lower-alpha 12] | 21.2 | 14.0 | 11.7[lower-alpha 13] | 9.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 | — | — | — | 10.6 | 0.6 |
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