David Smoljak (STAN) is the senator for the Prague 9 district, defending his seat in October 2026.

David Smoljak in a photo from 2022
David Smoljak in a photo from 2022Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

David Smoljak (STAN) is the senator for the Prague 9 electoral district. In 2020 he won this district in the second round with 54.85 per cent of the vote, defeating Eduard Stehlík (ODS) [3].

In the first round of the Senate elections in October 2026 he advanced to the second round together with Dagmar Pecková (ODS) [1][2]. Dagmar Pecková is an opera singer and is running in politics for the first time. [2] According to the interim count of 10 October 2026, he received 48.77 per cent of the vote and Pecková 22.95 per cent [3]. The second round is scheduled for 16 and 17 October 2026 [3]. Turnout in the first round was 44.77 per cent according to ČT24, and five candidates competed for votes. After the count Smoljak said that even more people had voted for him than six years earlier. Pecková said that however the election turned out, she would be the opposition's representative for Prague 9. [2]

Smoljak hosts the podcast Kam se (to) řítíme?, in which an interview with General Karel Řehka appeared on 2 October 2026 [4].

He won his seat in a by-election in 2019; his father Ladislav Smoljak belonged to the Jára Cimrman Theatre, and he himself is also a screenwriter, dramaturg and commentator. [1]

According to Parlamentní listy, Smoljak called the Motoristé "internet trolls" in that interview. [4]

Sources

  1. Novinky.cz — 11 October 2026
  2. ČT24: regiony — 11 October 2026
  3. iDNES.cz, Praha — 10 October 2026
  4. Parlamentní listy — 2 October 2026