Government and politics in Praha, Czechia: official figures
Prague is governed by a 65-member City Assembly elected every four years, which chooses the mayor (primátor) and the executive city board (rada města).
Who won the 2026 election in Prague?
STAROSTOVÉ A NEZÁVISLÍ won the Prague City Assembly election of 9-10 October 2026 with 23.16% of the vote and 17 of the 65 seats; that winning share was the lowest of 6 among the six largest cities.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhat is the composition of the Prague city council?
The other seats on the Prague City Assembly elected in 2026 went to SPOLU pro Prahu 17, PRAHA SOBĚ 13, ANO 2011 11, Česká pirátská strana 7; 5 lists are represented and a majority needs 33 votes.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Prague in 2026?
Turnout in Prague in the 2026 municipal election was 46.04% (422,804 of 918,294 registered voters), the highest of 6 among the six largest cities.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWhich parties failed to win seats in Prague?
19 lists in Prague won no seat in 2026; the largest of them, SPD pro Prahu s podporou Trikolory, PRO, Přísahy a nezávislých kandidátů, took 3.47% of the vote, below the 5% threshold.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz · saved copyWho is the mayor of Prague?
Bohuslav Svoboda was shown as primátor (mayor) of the capital on the council page of the Association of Regions on 24 October 2026; the City Assembly elected in October 2026 chooses the mayor.
Source: Association of Regions of the Czech Republic (Asociace krajů ČR) · saved copyMore figures
- 48% of people in Praha agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 42% of residents of Praha were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 43% of residents of Praha found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 67% of residents of Praha thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 71% of people in Praha said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 92% of people in Praha were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Praha compares with other cities in Czechia
Turnout in the October 2026 municipal election, % (2026)
Praha ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Turnout in the October 2026 municipal election, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 46.04 |
| 2 | Brno | 44.08 |
| 3 | Plzen | 41.74 |
| 4 | Liberec | 40.64 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 38.58 |
| 6 | Ostrava | 35.03 |
Vote share of the largest list in the 2026 city council election, % (2026)
Praha ranks 6 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Vote share of the largest list in the 2026 city council election, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzen | 31.69 |
| 2 | Liberec | 28.35 |
| 3 | Brno | 27.38 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 26.23 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 25.89 |
| 6 | Praha | 23.16 |
Number of lists that won seats on the city council, 2026 (2026)
Praha ranks 3 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Number of lists that won seats on the city council, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olomouc | 8 |
| 2 | Brno | 6 |
| 3 | Praha | 5 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 5 | Plzen | 5 |
| 6 | Liberec | 4 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz: Municipal elections 9-10 October 2026: registers of lists and candidates with votes and seats (CSV), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 77fc99231fc0…)
- Association of Regions of the Czech Republic (Asociace krajů ČR): Members of the Council of the Association of Regions (Členové Rady AKČR): the regional governors and the Mayor of Prague, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e10ed9c9468f…)
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), volby.cz: Municipal elections 9-10 October 2026: polling-station results (CSV), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6df72d31546d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
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