Speaker of Chamber of Deputies Pekarová Adamová will not run for parliament in 2025 elections

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová will not defend her parliamentary position in the 2025 autumn elections. Citing health problems, she announced her decision to the TOP 09 party leadership on Tuesday, and at the same time offered to give up the position of party chair.

The members of the leadership support her stay and have expressed their wish that she would remain in that role up to the November party conference, TOP 09 stated in a press release. She will also remain at the head of the Chamber of Deputies. "My health does not allow me to add an election campaign to my current workload. I have carefully considered my decision and it was preceded by consultations with doctors," said Mrs. Pekarová Adamová.