Civic Democratic Party

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:About Template:Infobox political party The Civic Democratic Party (Template:Langx, ODS) is a conservative political party in the Czech Republic. The party sits on the centre-right of the political spectrum.<ref name="routledge"/> It holds 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the second strongest party by number of seats following the 2021 election. ODS is the only political party in the Czech Republic that has maintained an uninterrupted representation in the Chamber of Deputies since the country's independence. The party is currently led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who has been leader since 2014.

Founded in 1991 by Václav Klaus as the pro–free market wing of the Civic Forum, and modeled on the British Conservative Party,<ref>Hanley (2008), p. xi</ref> ODS won the 1992 legislative election, and has remained in government for most of the Czech Republic's independence. In every legislative election excluding the 2013 election, ODS emerged as one of the two strongest parties. Klaus served as the first prime minister of the Czech Republic after the partition of Czechoslovakia, from 1993 to 1997. Mirek Topolánek, who succeeded him as leader in December 2002, served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009. In the 2010 election, the party lost 28 seats, finishing second, but was able to form a centre-right government with Petr Nečas as prime minister. In the 2013 legislative election, the party suffered a heavy defeat after a corruption scandal, and was reduced to 16 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. ODS then remained in opposition until 2021. The party's seat share recovered in the 2017 election, in which they secured 25 seats and became the second largest party. After the 2021 election ODS returned to government as part of the Spolu alliance with TOP 09 and KDU-ČSL.

ODS is a member of the International Democracy Union, and co-founded the soft Eurosceptic European Conservatives and Reformists Party and the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, along with the UK Conservative Party.

History

Formation

ODS was founded in 1991 as one of two successors to the Civic Forum, a big tent movement that consisted of two major wings. The strongest of the two wings was the Interparliamentary Club of the Democratic Right, which was transformed into the Civic Democratic Party when Civic Forum split.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ODS comprised followers of Václav Klaus, and had a more pro–free market orientation than the centrist Civic Movement. An agreement was reached to split the party at the Civic Forum Assembly on 23 February 1991. This was followed on 21 April by the formal declaration of a new party, with Klaus elected as its first leader.<ref>Hanley (2008), p. 89</ref> The party agreed to continue in a coalition government with the Civic Movement, but this collapsed in July 1991.

The Civic Democrats, who called for a closer Czechoslovak federation, began to organize in Slovakia.<ref name="Hanley 96">Hanley (2008), p. 96</ref> Ahead of the 1992 election, ODS ruled out an electoral alliance with the Liberal Democrats, but agreed to an alliance with Václav Benda's Christian Democratic Party (KDS) to boost its appeal to conservatives.<ref name="Hanley 96" /> ODS won the election, winning 66 seats (and KDS another ten), and formed a centre-right coalition with the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) and KDU-ČSL, with Klaus as prime minister.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Dominant party (1992–1998)

In December 1997, allegations that ODS was receiving illegal donations and maintaining a secret slush fund caused ODA and KDU-ČSL to withdraw from the coalition, and the government collapsed. Josef Tošovský was appointed caretaker, pending new elections in June 1998. Despite the scandal, Klaus was re-elected party leader. In January 1998, some legislators opposed to Klaus, led by Jan Ruml and Ivan Pilip, left the party in the so-called 'Sarajevo Assassination', forming the Freedom Union (US).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

First Opposition

At the elections, ODS dropped again to 63 seats, while the Freedom Union won 19. Due to the split, US refused to support ODS, preventing them from getting a majority; the US leadership also refused to support the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). As a result, on 9 July 1998, ODS and ČSSD signed the Opposition Agreement, in which ODS pledged to provide confidence and maintain a ČSSD government under Miloš Zeman.<ref>Hanley (1998), p. 140</ref> This agreement was then superseded by the more explicit 'Patent of Tolerance' in January 2000.<ref>Hanley (1998), p. 143</ref>

Return to government (2006–2013)

In the 2006 legislative election, ODS again became the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 81 seats. ODS initially attempted to make a deal with ČSSD, but talks with the Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek were unsuccessful. Mirek Topolánek then presented his first minority cabinet, consisting of Civic Democrats and independents. It was appointed on 4 September 2006 but lost a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies on 3 October 2006.

ODS then formed a second government in coalition with KDU-ČSL and the Green Party (SZ). One of the plans of this cabinet was a reform of public finances. Topolánek also raised the possibility of placing United States missile defences in the Czech Republic, which met with public resistance.

The party suffered heavy losses in regional and Senate elections in 2008, losing all 12 regional governorships it had previously held. However, a year later, ODS won the European Parliament election, keeping all 9 seats and increasing its vote-share from previous elections.

ODS led the government during the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2009, dealing with issues such as a gas crisis in Ukraine, conflict in Gaza, and the ongoing economic crisis. There were some controversies during this period, such as Entropa, but other aspects of the Czech presidency, such as the resolution of the gas crisis, were positively evaluated by experts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ODS nominated Přemysl Sobotka for president of the Czech Republic in the 2013 presidential election, after he won the party's presidential primary in 2012. Sobotka received 2.46% of the vote and did not qualify for the second round. Sobotka's poor result was seen as a reflection of the government's unpopularity and Sobotka's lack of support from within the party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ODS endorsed Karel Schwarzenberg of TOP 09 in the second round,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who eventually lost out to Miloš Zeman.

Second Opposition (2013–2017)

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After the resignation of Petr Nečas' Cabinet, ODS nominated Miroslava Němcová for the role of prime minister, arguing that she would be able to form a coalition and survive a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies. However, President Zeman refused to appoint her, and instead appointed a technocratic cabinet led by Jiří Rusnok. The opposition subsequently called for a dissolution of parliament and early elections, a step which had only recently been made possible by a constitutional amendment. The motion of dissolution passed with 147 out of 200 votes (of 120 required), supported by all parties except ODS, whose deputies left the chamber, including their former coalition partners Public Affairs and TOP 09. President Zeman then called early elections for 25–26 October 2013. ODS suffered heavy losses, finishing 5th with 16 seats. The party also suffered poor results in the European parliament elections and Senate and municipal elections in 2014.

In December 2015, opinion polls showed ODS with 8.6% support nationwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Some polling agencies and political commentators expressed the opinion that ODS was on the path to become the main centre-right party again.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 16 January 2016, Fiala was re-elected as ODS leader. At the 2016 regional and Senate elections, ODS received about 10% of votes and its candidates won seats in all regions. Six candidates nominated by ODS qualified for the second round of the Senate elections, where four of them were eventually elected. Fiala said that ODS had returned to being the major Czech right-wing party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Opposition and cooperation with TOP 09 and KDU-ČSL (2017–2021)

ODS agreed to participate in the 2017 legislative election together with the Freeholder Party, under the label of ODS with the support of Freeholders. This agreement meant that the Freeholders would take 40 places on ODS candidate lists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 2017, ODS started a campaign called "We are creating a program", in which ODS leaders toured the Czech regions discussing priorities with supporters and potential voters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 19 April 2017, ODS introduced its tax program, with plans to lower taxes in order to increase the income of Czech citizens. ODS also called for lower spending on social benefits and subsidies. Chief Whip Zbyněk Stanjura argued that many people were taking advantage of social benefits even though they did not deserve them. These plans resembled ODS policies set out in their 2006 legislative election manifesto.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The tours concluded with the "Strong program for a strong Czech Republic" conference on 22 April, where ODS presented their election manifesto and candidates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Following the 2017 Czech government crisis, ODS rose in the polls, approaching ČSSD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A poll by TNS Kantar suggested that ODS would become the second strongest party, surpassing ČSSD and KSČM.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ODS launched its 2017 election campaign on 29 May, inspired by the British Conservative Party's campaign for the 2017 general election.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ODS received 11% in the 2017 legislative election, becoming the second largest political party in the Czech parliament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party then won the 2018 Senate election, confirming its position as the main Czech right-wing party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 formed an alliance of conservative opposition parties in late 2020, known as the "Three Coalition", before launching their slogan and program on 9 December 2020, announcing that they would run under the name Spolu ("together") in the 2021 legislative election.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The alliance announced that Petr Fiala would be their candidate for prime minister.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Spolu ran in the 2021 legislative election with Fiala as leader. Opinion polls suggested that ANO 2011 would win the election, but in an electoral upset, Spolu won the highest number of votes, and opposition parties took a majority of seats in parliament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The opposition parties signed a memorandum agreeing to nominate Fiala as the new prime minister.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Return to power (2021–present)

Template:Updatesection ODS formed a coalition government with the Mayors and Independents (STAN), KDU-ČSL, TOP 09, and the Czech Pirate Party after the election. Petr Fiala became the new prime minister. ODS holds six seats in Fiala's Cabinet.Template:Citation needed

Ideology

The party's ideas are very close to those of the British Conservative Party, Swedish Moderate Party, and other liberal-conservative parties in Europe. The party's program states "low taxes, public finances and future without debts, support for families with children, addressable social system, reducing bureaucracy, better conditions for business, a safe state with the transatlantic links. No tricks and populism."

Many prominent ODS politicians have stated their opposition to "political correctness", and have called for tougher measures to combat radical Islam, which they liken to Nazism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="content.sciendo.com">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Although ODS was in power when the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified in the Czech Republic, the party supports maintaining Czech sovereignty and integrity against the European Union, calls for a fundamental reform of the EU, and strongly opposes any federalisation of the European Union.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the EU referendum in the United Kingdom, which resulted in Brexit, ODS leader Petr Fiala said the Czech Republic "should reconsider its priorities and strategy in the European Union" and if the EU Treaties were to be re-opened, negotiate new conditions for the country such as an opt-out from asylum rules as well as from the obligation to adopt the euro.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party is a member of the national-conservative European Conservatives and Reformists Group.

ODS is opposed to compulsory EU migrant quotas, arguing that all individual nations should have the right to determine their own immigration policies. The party says that forcing nations to take in migrants without sufficient vetting or orderly processing and integration poses a threat to national security, social cohesion and native European culture.<ref name="content.sciendo.com"/>

ODS also supports the right of citizens to own and carry firearms,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> unlike some of the other parties they are based on, especially the British Conservatives, which reject the idea that anyone has a right to own and carry firearms and other weapons. This makes ODS much more similar to the United States Republican Party in this matter. However, ODS still supports gun control measures (including background checks, licenses and registration). ODS, especially Defence Minister Jana Černochová, was among the main supporters of an amendment to the Czech constitution guaranteeing the right to keep and bear arms for the purposes of national security, although it was Social Democrat Milan Chovanec who originally proposed this. The amendment failed in the Senate, but a similar bill passed in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Symbols

Name

Václav Klaus stated that the party's name emphasises that ODS is based on the idea of civic freedoms, and also that it is a Civic Party, which differentiates it from other parties that existed prior to 1991. The adjective 'Democratic' means that ODS should protect parliamentary democracy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Besides its official name, ODS is sometimes called the "Blue Party", and its members are sometimes informally known as "the Blues" or "the Blue Birds", due to the party's association with the color blue.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Logo

The first logo, created by Aleš Krejča, was introduced on 4 June 1991, having been chosen from over 250 entries in a public competition.<ref name="Loga ODS v proměnách času">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

A new logo, created by Petr Šejdl, was introduced in 1992, including the silhouette of a bird in blue. In 1994 the bird's tail was shortened, and in 1998 the font was changed following the "Sarajevo betrayal" of autumn 1997, in which ODS members used allegations of bribery to precipitate the resignation of Václav Klaus' government while he was on a trip to Sarajevo.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Loga ODS v proměnách času"/> The party used this version until 2015, with modifications for individual election campaigns.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ODS introduced a new logo at a party congress in Prague in 2015, designed by Libor Jelínek. The design of the bird was updated to fly upwards rather than to the left.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Party logo, 1991–1992

Party logo, 1991–1992
Party symbol, 1994–2015
Current logo, since 2015

Organisation

Party structure

The highest body of ODS is the party congress, which meets every year and elects the leadership every two years. Between party congresses, the party is led by the Executive Council, which meets every month, and the Republic Assembly. Between council meetings, the party is led by a panel consisting of the party leader, deputy leaders and chief whips of the ODS parliamentary party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The party is structured according to the subdivisions of the Czech Republic, consisting of local associations, which group to become areas, which are then organised into regional branches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Membership

Year	Members	Ref.	Year	Members	Ref.	Year	Members	Ref.
1991	18,500		2001	18,280	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2011	27,648
1992	23,000		2002	20,412		2012	24,507
1993			2003	21,641	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2013	21,578
1994			2004	23,138		2014	17,944	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995	21,803	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2005			2015	14,771
1996			2006			2016	14,123
1997			2007			2017	14,005	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998	16,000		2008			2018	14,095
1999	19,300		2009	34,000	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2019	13,563	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000	17,000	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2010	31,011

ODS had 18,500 members in 1991. The number of members grew with the party's influence and rose to over 23,000, before decreasing to 16,000 during the political crisis of 1998. Party membership then began rising again, reaching a peak in 2010 of 31,011. The member base started to decline rapidly after 2010, down to 17,994 members ahead of the 2013 election.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> ODS had 14,771 members in May 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The party runs a membership organisation known as Supporters of ODS, a looser form of involvement designed for people who do not want join ODS but sympathize with its program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This replaced the organisation known as the Blue Team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Young Conservatives

Template:Main The party's youth wing is the Young Conservatives (Template:Langx, MK), open to young people from 15 to 35 years old. The founding congress of MK was held on 8 December 1991, following preparations by the Charter of Young Conservatives, a group of students at the Brno University of Technology and the Všehrd Law Students' Association at the Faculty of Law of Charles University. The Young Conservatives organize various events, including meetings with local and national politicians, election campaigns, and international events.

CEVRO Liberal Conservative Academy

Template:Main The CEVRO Liberal Conservative Academy (Template:Langx) is a think-tank affiliated with ODS, established in 1999, which aims to promote political education and liberal-conservative thinking. In 2005, CEVRO established a private university known as the CEVRO Institute. CEVRO runs four newspapers: CEVRO Revue, The Week in European Politics, The Week in Czech Politics and Fortnightly.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

International organisations

ODS joined the European Democrat Union (EDU) in 1992, as one of the first member parties from the former Eastern Bloc. Václav Klaus became a vice-president of the EDU. ODS remained in the EDU until it became part of the European People's Party (EPP) in 2002; ODS refused to join EPP due to ideological differences, and instead joined the European Democrats.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ODS joined the International Democracy Union (IDU) in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ODS leaders have served as vice-presidents of the IDU.

In July 2006, the Civic Democratic Party signed an agreement with the British Conservative Party to leave the European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP-ED) group in the European Parliament, and form the Movement for European Reform in 2009. On 22 June 2009, it was announced that ODS would join the newly formed European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) parliamentary group, an anti-federalist and Eurosceptic group. ODS was also one of the founding members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party), a conservative and Eurosceptic European political party promoting conservative and economically liberal principles. Other contemporary members of the ECR party included the Conservative Party, Law and Justice, and Freedom and Solidarity.

Leadership

Current

Position	Name	Since
Chairman	Petr Fiala	18 January 2014
1st vice-chairman	Zbyněk Stanjura	19 January 2020
Vice-chairman	Martin Kupka	18 January 2014
Vice-chairman	Alexandr Vondra	18 January 2014
Vice-chairman	Template:Ill	9 April 2022
Vice-chairman	Martin Baxa	13 January 2018
Chairman of Deputies Caucus	Zbyněk Stanjura	6 November 2013
Chairman of Senate Caucus	Zdeněk Nytra	19 October 2020
Chairman of EP Caucus	Veronika Vrecionová	5 June 2023

Leaders

No.	Name	Since	Until
1	Václav Klaus	21 April 1991	15 December 2002
2	Mirek Topolánek	15 December 2002	13 April 2010
3	Petr Nečas	20 June 2010	17 July 2013
4	Petr Fiala	18 January 2014	Incumbent

Note: Only properly elected leaders are included.

Election results

Czechoslovakia elections

Chamber of People

Election	Leader	Coalition			Seats	+/–	Position	Status
Election	Leader	Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1992	Václav Klaus	ODS–KDS	2,200,937	23.0	Template:Composition bar	New	1st	Template:Yes2

Chamber of Nations

Election	Leader	Coalition			Seats	+/–	Position	Status
Election	Leader	Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1992	Václav Klaus	ODS–KDS	2,168,421	22.6	Template:Composition bar	New	1st	Template:Yes2

Czech National Council

Election	Leader	Coalition			Seats	+/–	Position	Status
Election	Leader	Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1992	Václav Klaus	ODS–KDS	1,924,483	29.7	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 33	Template:Increase 1st	Template:Yes2

Slovak National Council

Election	Leader	Coalition			Seats	+/–	Position	Status
Election	Leader	Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1992	Ľudovít Kaník	DS–ODS	102,058	3.31	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady 0	Template:Increase 8th	No seats

Czech Republic elections

Chamber of Deputies

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
1996	Václav Klaus	1,794,560	29.6	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Steady 1st	Template:Yes2
1998	Václav Klaus	1,656,011	27.7	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 5	Template:Decrease 2nd	Template:Partial2
2002	Václav Klaus	1,166,975	24.5	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 5	Template:Steady 2nd	Template:No2
2006	Mirek Topolánek	1,892,475	35.3	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 23	Template:Increase 1st	Template:Yes2 Template:Small
							Template:Yes2 Template:Small
							Template:Yes2 Template:Small
2010	Petr Nečas	1,057,792	20.2	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 28	Template:Decrease 2nd	Template:Yes2
2013	Miroslava Němcová	384,174	7.7	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 37	Template:Decrease 5th	Template:No2
2017	Petr Fiala Template:Efn	572,962	11.3	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 9	Template:Increase 2nd	Template:No2
2021 Template:Efn	Petr Fiala	1,493,701	27.8	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 9	Template:Steady 2nd	Template:Yes2
2021 Template:Efn	Part of SPOLU coalition, which won 71 seats in total
2025	Petr Fiala	1,313,346	23.4	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6	Template:Steady 2nd	Template:No2
2025	Part of SPOLU coalition, which won 52 seats in total

Senate

Election	Template:Abbr	First round				Second round			Seats	Total seats	+/–
Election	Template:Abbr	Votes	%	Runners-up	Place	Votes	%	Place	Seats	Total seats	+/–
1996	81	1,006,036	36.5	Template:Composition bar	1st	1,134,044	49.2	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 32
1998	27	266,377	27.7	Template:Composition bar	1st	210,156	39.1	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6
2000	27	203,039	23.6	Template:Composition bar	1st	166,133	29.5	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 4
2002	27	165,794	24.9	Template:Composition bar	1st	284,537	34.6	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2
2004	27	241,120	33.3	Template:Composition bar	1st	257,861	53.8	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 15
2006	27	354,273	33.3	Template:Composition bar	1st	289,568	50.4	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 4
2008	27	252,827	24.1	Template:Composition bar	2nd	266,731	32.4	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6
2010	27	266,311	23.1	Template:Composition bar	2nd	225,708	33.1	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 10
2012	27	151,950	17.3	Template:Composition bar	3rd	117,990	22.9	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 10
2014	25Template:Efn	118,268	11.5	Template:Composition bar	3rd	53,149	11.2	4th	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1
2016	24Template:Efn	107,785	12.2	Template:Composition bar	3rd	48,609	11.5	4th	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 4
2018	19Template:Efn	163,630	15.0	Template:Composition bar	1st	116,736	27.8	1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6
2020	17	140,293	14.1	Template:Composition bar	1st	82,377	18.2	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2
2022	17	151,908	13.7	Template:Composition bar	2nd	111,071	23.2	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 5
2024	16	125,449	15.8	Template:Composition bar	2nd	92,424	23.7	2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 5

Presidential

Indirect elections

Election	Candidate		First round			Second round			Third round
Election	Candidate		Votes	%	Result	Votes	%	Result	Votes	%	Result
1993	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Endorsed Václav Havel	109	63.4	Template:Yes2	—
1998	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Endorsed Václav Havel	130	70.7	Template:Depends	146	52.3	Template:Yes2	—
2003	rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px" \|	Václav Klaus	123	45.6	Template:Depends	109	55.1	Template:Depends	113	55.9	Template:Depends
	121		44.0	Template:Depends	118	61.5	Template:Depends	127	66.1	Template:Yes2
	147		53.5	Template:Depends	139	51.9	Template:Depends	142	53.4	Template:Depends
2008	139		50.2	Template:Depends	142	51.3	Template:Depends	141	56.0	Template:Depends
2008	141		50.9	Template:Depends	141	52.8	Template:Depends	141	56.0	Template:Yes2

Direct elections

Election	Candidate		First round			Second round
Election	Candidate		Votes	%	Result	Votes	%	Result
2013	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Přemysl Sobotka	126,846	2.46	Template:No2	supported Karel Schwarzenberg
2018	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Mirek Topolánek	221,689	4.30	Template:No2	supported Jiří Drahoš
2023 Template:Efn	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Petr Pavel	1,975,056	35.40	Template:Depends	3,358,926	58.33	Template:Yes2
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Danuše Nerudová	777,080	13.93	Template:No2	supported Petr Pavel
	style="background-color: Template:Party color" width="2px"\|	Pavel Fischer	376,705	6.75	Template:No2	supported Petr Pavel

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2004	Jan Zahradil	700,942	30.05 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	New	EPP-ED
2009		741,946	31.45 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	ECR
2014		116,389	7.68 (#6)	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 7
2019		344,885	14.55 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2
2024 Template:Efn	Alexandr Vondra	661,250	22.27 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1

Regional councils

Election	Vote	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Governors	Coalitions
2000	559,301	23.8	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 185	Template:Increase 1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2004	769,848	36.4	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 106	Template:Steady 1st	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2008	687,005	23.6	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 111	Template:Decrease 2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2012	324,081	12.3	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 78	Template:Decrease 3rd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2016	239,836	9.5	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 26	Template:Decrease 4th	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2020Template:Efn	411,825	14.9	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 23	Template:Increase 2nd	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar

Local elections

Election	Vote	%	Position	Seats
1994	3,787,264	29.56	1st	Template:Composition bar
1998	1,895,984	24.16	1st	Template:Composition bar
2002	2,036,021	25.21	1st	Template:Composition bar
2006	3,935,395	36.2	1st	Template:Composition bar
2010	1,694,396	18.78	2nd	Template:Composition bar
2014	893,065	9.01	3rd	Template:Composition bar
2018	2,465,930	11.1	2nd	Template:Composition bar
2022	12,977,999	12.1	2nd	Template:Composition bar