Parliament of the Czech Republic Parlament České republiky | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1993 |
| Preceded by | •Czech National Council •Federal Assembly |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 281 81Senators 200Deputies |
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Senate political groups | Government (15) Opposition (66) |
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Chamber of Deputies political groups | Government (108) Opposition (92) |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
| Proportional representation | |
LastSenate election | 20-21 September and 27-28 September 2024 |
LastChamber of Deputies election | 3–4 October 2025 |
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| Wallenstein Palace, meeting place of theSenate | |
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| Thun Palace, meeting place of theChamber of Deputies | |
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| Senate Chamber of Deputies | |
TheParliament of the Czech Republic (Czech:Parlament České republiky) or justParliament (Czech:Parlament) is thelegislative branch of theCzech Republic. It meets inMalá Strana,Prague and is composed of 281 total members and Senators.
It consists oftwo chambers, both elected indirect elections:
Art. 15 of the Constitution stipulates its name as the "Parliament".[1] The Parliament exercises competences usual inparliamentary systems: it holds and passes bills, has the right tomodify the Constitution, ratifies international agreements; if necessary, it declares war, approves presence of foreign military forces in the Czech Republic or a dispatch of Czech military forces abroad.
The tradition of modern parliamentarianism in theBohemian lands dates back to times of theAustrian Empire (and thenCisleithanian part ofAustria-Hungary), where theImperial Council (Reichsrat,Říšská rada) was created in 1861.
After proclamation ofCzechoslovakia in 1918 its National Assembly (Národní shromáždění) undertook legislative duties both of the Imperial Council and State Diets (Bohemian,Moravian,Silesian).[2] In1938–39 and between1948–89 there existed a parliament within non-democratic regimes (right-wing authoritarian or Communist regime, respectively). As a consequence of federalization of Czechoslovakia (1968), national councils ofCzech andSlovak parts of the country were created.
The Chamber of Deputies keeps continuity with theCzech National Council (Česká národní rada), while the Senate was established in 1996 (with reference to theFirst Czechoslovak Republic one).
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