Four groupings have agreed on a coalition in Rychnov nad Kněžnou; Jana Drejslová of Rychnov PLUS is to become mayor.
Representatives of four groupings announced a coalition agreement in Rychnov nad Kněžnou to the Czech News Agency on 14 October 2026. After the 2026 municipal elections, the mayor is to be the current deputy mayor Jana Drejslová of Rychnov PLUS. The coalition consists of Rychnov PLUS, Nezávislí za Rychnov, 21 pro město and Volba pro město, and holds 13 votes in the 21-member council.[1][2]
Allocation of posts
The first deputy mayor is to be the current deputy mayor Dana Spejchalová (Nezávislí za Rychnov), and a further deputy mayor Oldřich Bittner (21 pro město). All three are to hold their posts full-time. The town board is to have seven members: three each from Rychnov PLUS and Nezávislí za Rychnov and one from 21 pro město. Volba pro město, represented by Zdeňka Švengerová, is not to have a member of the board. The agreement is to be confirmed at the inaugural council meeting on 5 November 2026 in Pelclovo divadlo.[1]
Election result
The elections were won by Nezávislí za Rychnov of the outgoing mayor Jan Skořepa, with five seats and 21.89 percent of the vote. Skořepa announced before the elections that he would not continue as mayor. Rychnov PLUS won five seats (20.55 percent), ANO three, Není nám to jedno with the support of Východočeši three, 21 pro město two, KDU-ČSL two and Volba pro město one. After the 2022 elections, the town was governed by a coalition of Nezávislí za Rychnov, ODS and Volba pro město, which held 15 votes in the council.[1][2]
Chronology
- — After the 2026 municipal elections, Jana Drejslová, the outgoing deputy mayor from the Rychnov PLUS group, is set to become mayor of Rychnov nad Kněžnou; the four-party coalition holds 13 votes in the 21-member council, and the inaugural meeting is scheduled for 5 November. ČTK / České noviny Hradecká Drbna
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 14 October 2026
- Hradecká Drbna — 14 October 2026