1. Political system of the Czech Republic

2. Czech Republic multi-party parliamentary representative
democratic republic
according to the Constitution
- the head of the republic – the president
- the head of the government – prime minister

3. Czech Republic the government is divided into three branches:
- the legislative (the Parliament)
- the executive (the president, the government)
- the judicial (courts at various level)

4. The president
elected every 5 years (can be elected only twice in a row)
since 2013 – elected in a direct election (by people) – before that he was elected by the parliament
the seat of the president
– Prague Castle

5. The president Duties: - represents the state abroad
- appoints the prime minister
- appoints judges, generals of the army
- is a commander-in-chief of the army
- has the power of veto
declares amnesty
can grant a pardon to a convicted person

6. Miloš Zeman the third president of the CR
in office since March 8, 2013
first directly elected President in the Czech history
his predecessors – V. Havel and V. Klaus – elected by the Parliament
served as the Prime minister ( )
leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party (1990s)
chairman of the Chamber of Deputies (1996 – 1998)

7. The government the head of the government – prime minister
other members - the vice-premiers, the ministers
elected every 4 years
appointed by the president
some of the ministries:
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Transport …

8. The parliament consists of 2 chambers
- the Chamber of Deputies (200 members)
elected every 4 years
the Senate (81 members)
elected every 6 years , every 2 years one
third of the Senators is renewed
the seat of the parliament – in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague

9. The parliament The main task: holds and passes the bills
has the right to modify the Constitution
ratifies international agreements
if necessary – declares a war, approves presence of foreign military forces in the
CR or a dispatch of Czech
military forces abroad
The seat of the Senate – Wallenstein Palace

10. Political parties political movement ANO
the Czech Social Democratic Party
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People’s Party
the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
TOP 09
the Civic Democratic Party
movement UPD (Dawn of Direct Democracy)
     ČSSD (50 seats)
     ANO (47 seats)
     KSČM (33 seats)
     TOP 09 (26 seats)
     ODS (16 seats)
     UPD (14 seats)
     KDU-ČSL (14 seats)

11. Election in the CR the President - every 5 years - direct election
the Parliament - every 4 years
the Senate – every 6 years
(1/3 every 2 years)
every citizen over 18 has the right
to vote