After the 2026 municipal elections, three groups formed a joint negotiating group in Zlín: ODS, the Společně pro Zlín list, which was put together by KDU-ČSL members, TOP 09 and Nestraníci, and Zlín Srdcem a Piráti. According to an ODS media representative cited by the Czech News Agency, they will proceed together in the post-election talks on the city leadership. Together they hold 12 of 41 seats.[1]
Election result
ANO won the election with ten seats, followed by STAN with nine and Zlín 21 with eight. Společně pro Zlín won five seats, ODS four, Zlín Srdcem a Piráti three and SPD two.[1]
Statements
The ODS leading candidate Miroslav Chalánek, deputy mayor in the outgoing term, said that they are building on the cooperation model of the previous term. Jiří Robenek, the leading candidate of Zlín Srdcem a Piráti, said that they want to proceed in unison with the aim of agreeing on a future coalition. Aleš Dufek, the leading candidate of Společně pro Zlín, said that the post-election situation has marked dynamics. A similar bloc of ODS, KDU-ČSL members and Pirates formed in the city after the 2022 elections and created a coalition with ANO.[1]
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Chronology
- — In Zlín, after the municipal elections, ODS, the Společně pro Zlín list and the Zlín Srdcem a Piráti group formed a joint negotiating team; together they hold 12 of the 41 seats on the council. ČTK / České noviny
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 14 October 2026