Civic Democrat Miloš Vystrčil re-elected as Speaker of the Senate

Senator Miloš Vystrčil from the Civic Democratic Party was re-elected as speaker of the Czech upper-house of Parliament on Wednesday after receiving 73 out of 80 votes in a secret ballot. Mr Vystrčil was the only candidate in the  election, which took place after newly elected Senators were sworn in. He is a member of the faction of 36 of Civic Democrats and TOP 09 party Senators, the strongest grouping in the upper-house.

Mr Vystrčil, who has held the position since February 2020, said in his post-election speech that he will continue to do everything he can to maintain the dignity of the Senate as an institution that defends human rights and freedoms and ensures the maintenance of parliamentary democracy in Czechia.

Fellow Civic Democrat Jiří Oberfalzer, as well as TOP 09’s Tomáš Czernin, Christian Democrat Jitka Seitlová and Mayors and Independents Senator Jiří Drahoš were elected as deputy-speakers.