Mayors and Independents (STAN)

Centrist to center-right party, liberal, pro-European, member of the current ruling coalition.

Leader: Vít Rakušan (party chairman, Minister of the Interior)

Key figures: Lukáš Vlček, Jan Farský, Michaela Šebelová, Karel Dvořák

Program priorities:

• Economy: support for innovation, startups, and small businesses, adoption of the euro
• Taxes: adjustment of tax progression, taxation of sugary drinks, indexation of tax credits
• Society: equal opportunities, addressing domestic violence, marriage for all, euthanasia

Main campaign themes:

• “It was good, it will be good” – campaign slogan
• Focus on regional development, accessible services, and quality of life outside big cities
• Pro-European orientation, emphasis on human rights and civil society

Result in last elections (2021): 15.62% (in coalition with Pirates)

Current number of MPs: 33

Website and contacts: starostove.cz