Czechia Presidential election 2018 — Results

How the country is governed

Since a 2012 constitutional change, the President of Czechia has been elected directly by the people rather than by parliament, for a five-year term renewable once. The election uses a two-round system: if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round, the top two advance to a run-off two weeks later. The presidency is largely ceremonial, but it carries real influence — appointing the prime minister and Constitutional Court judges, vetoing legislation and acting as a prominent voice in foreign policy — and Zeman had used the office assertively during his first term.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.