The results of the municipal elections were published in the Collection of Laws on 13 October 2026; meanwhile, coalition talks continued in a number of towns.
The results of the 2026 municipal elections were officially published in the Collection of Laws on the afternoon of 13 October 2026. From Wednesday 14 October a ten-day period began during which the regularity of the conduct and results of the elections can be challenged before the administrative courts.[1]
Coalition agreements
Among the larger cities, Plzeň, Havířov, Frýdek-Místek, Liberec and Karlovy Vary agreed on a coalition shortly after the elections. Politicians in Olomouc and Děčín also reached a preliminary agreement; there the ANO movement, as the winner of the elections, will apparently end up in opposition.[1]
Prague
In Prague, talks concerned a two-party coalition of the winning STAN and the second-placed Spolu grouping (ODS and TOP 09), possibly joined by Praha sobě and the Czech Pirate Party, or by only one of them. The STAN leader Petr Hlaváček described a coalition of STAN, Praha sobě and the Czech Pirate Party without Spolu as unlikely. He negotiated primarily with Spolu, whose representative he received on Monday. A two-party coalition would have a fragile majority of 34 votes in the 65-member council, and Hlaváček therefore did not rule out a variant with further partners. He discussed the basic principles of cooperation with representatives of Praha sobě and the Czech Pirate Party and wanted to present the shape of the coalition next week.[1]
Ostrava
In Ostrava, the winning ANO agreed on cooperation with Starostové pro Ostravu. Together the two groupings hold 30 of 55 seats and are looking for a third partner, most likely among the smaller groupings Motoristé sobě (five seats) or Ostravak (seven councillors). They did not rule out cooperation with the grouping srdcOVA or a part of it either. The chairman of Starostové, Vít Rakušan, said he is not happy about the agreement between ANO and STAN in Ostrava but will not interfere in the talks. According to him, Starostové will not enter a coalition with the ANO movement in most towns, and he ruled it out in Prague.[1]
Brno and Olomouc
In Brno, the winning coalition of KDU-ČSL and STAN negotiated with the coalition of ODS, TOP 09 and independents, with Zelení Brno, the Czech Pirate Party and the movement Za Lužánky. ANO finished third and will apparently remain in opposition. The leader of the winning coalition, Jakub Hruška, is to become mayor.[1]
In Olomouc, STAN wanted to negotiate with ProOlomouc, KDU-ČSL, spOLečně and Milujeme Olomouc. The coalition would have 25 seats in the 45-member council, and the post of mayor is to go to the STAN leader Marek Zelenka. ANO, which ran the city for the past four years with ProOlomouc, the Czech Pirate Party and spOLečně, will apparently be in opposition.[1]
Related articles: Děčín, Olomouc
Chronology
- — The results of the municipal elections were promulgated in the Collection of Laws on 13 October; meanwhile, parties reached preliminary agreements on coalitions without the winning ANO movement in Olomouc and Děčín. ČTK / České noviny