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Spolu | |
|---|---|
| English name | Together |
| Leader | Petr Fiala[1] (outgoing) |
| Founders | Petr Fiala Marian Jurečka Markéta Pekarová Adamová |
| Founded | 9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
| Colours | Green and orange (since 2025) Blue (2020–2025) |
| Member parties | ODS KDU-ČSL TOP 09 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 52 / 200 |
| Senate | 38 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 6 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 181 / 675 |
| Governors of the regions | 2 / 13 |
| Local councils | 5,974 / 61,780 |
| Prague City Assembly | 19 / 65 |
| Website | |
| spolu25.cz | |
Spolu (lit. 'Together', stylized asSPOLU) is a Czechcentre-rightpolitical alliance composed of theCivic Democratic Party (ODS),KDU-ČSL, andTOP 09. It forms the current government, in coalition with theMayors and Independents. Initially formed for the2021 parliamentary election, Spolu competed again in the2025 election withPetr Fiala as its leader and nominee forprime minister, but lost the election toANO.
Following the2020 regional elections, theCivic Democratic Party (ODS),KDU-ČSL andTOP 09 began negotiations about a potential centre-right electoral alliance for the2021 parliamentary election.[3]
The ODS leadership agreed to form an alliance with the other parties on 25 October 2020.[4] Two days later party leadersPetr Fiala,Marian Jurečka andMarkéta Pekarová Adamová signed a memorandum and announced that ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 would form an electoral alliance for the next legislative election, with ODS leader Fiala as the alliance's candidate for prime minister.[5] On 11 November 2020, the parties agreed that ODS would nominate the leaders of the election lists in nine regions, KDU-ČSL in three regions, and TOP 09 in two regions.[6] The alliance was known by media as the Three Coalition, but on 9 December 2020 the parties announced that they would run under the name Spolu (lit. 'Together').[7]
Spolu introduced its electoral programme and campaign on 9 December 2020.[8] Ahead of the election, opinion polls suggested thatANO would win, but in an electoral upset Spolu won the highest number of votes, and opposition parties won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[9] The opposition parties signed a memorandum agreeing to nominate Spolu leader Petr Fiala for the position of prime minister.[10] On 9 November, PresidentMiloš Zeman formally asked Fiala to form a new government.[11] On 17 November 2021, Fiala introduced Zeman tohis proposed cabinet and Zeman agreed to appoint Fiala as the new prime minister on 26 November 2021.[12]
In November 2021, Fiala said he would like to continue with the Spolu coalition into the2022 Senate andmunicipal elections.[13] On 14 June 2022, Spolu announced that the coalition would nominate 19 candidates in the senate elections.[14] Spolu also collaborated in municipal elections in some cities and towns, including Prague, Ostrava and Plzeň.[15]
In the2023 Czech presidential election, Spolu endorsed three candidates:Petr Pavel,Danuše Nerudová, andPavel Fischer.[16]
On 28 October 2024, party leaders signed a memorandum and announced that ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 would continue as an electoral alliance for the2025 parliamentary election.[17]
Spolu received 23.4% of the vote in the parliamentary election, losing the election toANO.[18]
| Name | Ideology | Leader/Leaders | MPs | Senators | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | Petr Fiala | 27 / 200 | 19 / 81 | 3 / 21 | |
| KDU-ČSL | Christian democracy | Marek Výborný | 16 / 200 | 12 / 81 | 1 / 21 | |
| TOP 09 | Liberal conservatism | Markéta Pekarová Adamová | 9 / 200 | 7 / 81 | 2 / 21 | |
| Region | Leader[6] | Election result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | Seats | ||
| Prague | Markéta Pekarová Adamová | TOP 09 | 40.0% | 11 / 23 | |
| Central Bohemian | Jan Skopeček | ODS | 28.7% | 10 / 26 | |
| South Bohemian | Jan Bauer [cs] | ODS | 29.1% | 5 / 13 | |
| Plzeň | Martin Baxa | ODS | 26.6% | 4 / 11 | |
| Karlovy Vary | Jan Bureš | ODS | 20.2% | 1 / 5 | |
| Ústí nad Labem | Karel Krejza [cs] | ODS | 19.8% | 3 / 14 | |
| Liberec | Petr Beitl [cs] | ODS | 22.8% | 2 / 8 | |
| Hradec Králové | Ivan Adamec [cs] | ODS | 28.6% | 4 / 11 | |
| Pardubice | Pavel Svoboda | TOP 09 | 28.5% | 4 / 10 | |
| Vysočina | Vít Kaňkovský | KDU-ČSL | 28.0% | 4 / 10 | |
| South Moravian | Petr Fiala | ODS | 30.0% | 9 / 23 | |
| Olomouc | Marian Jurečka | KDU-ČSL | 24.5% | 4 / 12 | |
| Zlín | Ondřej Benešík | KDU-ČSL | 27.8% | 4 / 12 | |
| Moravian-Silesian | Zbyněk Stanjura | ODS | 20.6% | 6 / 22 | |
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | +/- | Place | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Petr Fiala | 1,493,905 | 27.79 | 71 / 200 | 1st | Government | |
| 2025 | 1,313,346 | 23.36 | 52 / 200 | Opposition |
| Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Seats | Total Seats | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Runners-up | Place* | Votes | % | Place* | |||||
| 2022 | 31 | 360,539 | 32.40 | 19 / 27 | 1st | 233,294 | 47.80 | 1st | 19 / 27 | 42 / 81 | IncludingTábor 2020 candidate who ran under Spolu. |
| Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Result | |||
| 2023[a] | Petr Pavel | 1,975,056 | 35.40 | 1st place | 3,358,926 | 58.33 | Won | |
| Danuše Nerudová | 777,080 | 13.93 | 3rd place | supportedPetr Pavel | ||||
| Pavel Fischer | 376,705 | 6.75 | 4th place | supportedPetr Pavel | ||||
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alexandr Vondra | 661,250 | 22.25 (#2) | 6 / 21 | New | ECR /EPP |
| Year | Vote | Vote % | Place | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,362,433 | 21.76 | 1st | 5,974 / 61,780 |
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | +/− | Place | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bohuslav Svoboda | 5,828,523 | 24.7 | 19 / 65 | 1st | Coalition |