🇨🇿 Czechia: Politics & Democracy
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.817 (on a 0–1 scale), Czechia ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.
Current leaders
Petr Pavel
Head of State · independent politician
Andrej Babiš
Head of Government · ANO 2011
Democracy trend
Upcoming elections
2026 Czech Senate election
2026-10-01T00:00:00Z2028 Czech presidential election
2028-01-01T00:00:00ZVoting alignment
Czechia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Czechia a democracy?
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.817 (on a 0–1 scale), Czechia ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #7 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Czechia improving or declining?
Czechia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 0.041 points over the past decade, standing at 0.817 in 2024 (1-year change: +0.016).
Who leads Czechia?
Petr Pavel is Czechia's head of state (independent politician); Andrej Babiš serves as head of government (ANO 2011).
When is the next election in Czechia?
2026 Czech Senate election is scheduled for 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z.