Czech coalition parties propose five-year freeze on politicians’ salaries

Leaders of Czech coalition parties ANO, SPD, and the Motorists’ Party have signed a proposal to freeze politicians’ salaries at 2025 levels for the next five years, starting 1 January 2026, the Czech News Agency reports. The bill will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, SPD leader and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura told journalists.

“We want the bill to be considered immediately, and for the Senate to meet without delay,” Okamura said. He also acknowledged that fast-tracking the proposal in the Chamber of Deputies could be blocked by the new opposition. The Senate, where outgoing government parties hold a majority, could present another obstacle.