According to preliminary results from iDNES.cz, ODS led the municipal elections in Teplice on 10 October 2026 with 30.09 percent of the vote and 10 seats. The ANO 2011 movement had 28.28 percent and 9 seats, Volba pro Teplice 22.37 percent and 7 seats, and the coalition of SPD, Trikolóra and independents 5.98 percent and 1 seat.[1]
Four groupings exceeded the five percent threshold. Spokojené Teplice, STAČILO! AND PRO JINDŘICH RAJCHL, Motoristé sobě and independent candidates, and SEN PRO TEPLICE remained below it. The preliminary voter turnout was 31.92 percent; the council has 27 seats, with a majority requiring 14 votes.[1]
In 2022, ANO won the Teplice election with 29.85 percent of the vote and nine seats, ahead of the ODS and TOP 09 coalition with 27.70 percent and eight seats. Turnout at that time reached 34.14 percent.[1] The group Zdraví Sport Prosperita also won one seat with 5.50 percent of the vote, while the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, with 2.88 percent, did not win a seat. [1] Volba pro Teplice finished third in 2022 with 19.74 percent of the vote and five seats, and SPD finished fourth with 14.33 percent and four seats. [1]
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Memorandum on ANO and Volba pro Teplice coalition
On 15 October 2026, the leaders of ANO and Volba pro Teplice signed a memorandum on cooperation and the preparation of a coalition agreement. The coalition would hold 16 of the 27 council seats, with the election-winning ODS remaining in opposition.[2]
Mayor Jiří Štábl (ANO) and the outgoing first deputy mayor Petr Slavíček (Volba pro Teplice) committed to signing the coalition agreement before the council's inaugural session. The post of mayor will go to ANO, which will also hold one deputy mayor seat. Volba pro Teplice is to hold the post of first deputy mayor and another vacated deputy mayor position. The city council is expected to have nine members, five from ANO and four from Volba pro Teplice.[2]
The municipal election was won by ODS with ten seats, ANO received nine, Volba pro Teplice seven and SPD one. According to the Czech News Agency, Volba pro Teplice stated on Facebook that before the election it had described continuing the existing coalition as its preferred solution. The Teplice ODS branch said it respected the decision.[2]
Chronology
- — In Teplice, the leaders of ANO and Volba pro Teplice signed a coalition memorandum; the coalition will hold 16 of 27 seats, and the winning ODS will be in opposition. ČTK / České noviny
- — In the municipal elections in Teplice, the ODS won with 30.09 percent of the vote and 10 seats, ahead of the ANO movement with 28.28 percent and 9 seats; turnout was 31.92 percent. iDNES.cz
Sources
- iDNES.cz
- ČTK / České noviny — 15 October 2026