Spolu (English: Together) is a Czech centre-right political alliance formed for the 2021 legislative election, composed of the Civic Democratic Party, KDU-ČSL, and TOP 09. As of the 2021 Czech election it governs the Czech Republic in a coalition with the Pirates and Mayors alliance.
Spolu | |
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| English name | Together |
| Leader | Petr Fiala[1] |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
| Colours | Blue |
| Member parties | ODS KDU–ČSL TOP 09 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 71 / 200 |
| Senate | 42 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 8 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 171 / 675 |
| Governors of the regions | 5 / 13 |
| Local councils | 5,974 / 61,780 |
| Prague City Assembly | 19 / 65 |
| Website | |
| https://www.spolu21.cz/ | |
History
Following the 2020 regional elections, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 began negotiations about a potential centre-right electoral alliance for the 2021 legislative election.[3]
The ODS leadership agreed to form an alliance with the other parties on 25 October 2020.[4] Two days later party leaders Petr Fiala, Marian Jurečka and Markéta Pekarová Adamová signed a memorandum and announced that ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 would form an electoral alliance for the next legislative election, with ODS leader Fiala as the alliance's candidate for Prime Minister.[5] On 11 November 2020, the parties agreed that ODS would nominate the leaders of the election lists in nine regions, KDU-ČSL in three regions, and TOP 09 in two regions.[6] The alliance was known by media as the Three Coalition, but on 9 December 2020 the parties announced that they would run under the name Spolu ("Together").[7]
Spolu introduced its electoral programme and campaign on 9 December 2020.[8] Ahead of the election, opinion polls suggested that ANO 2011 would win, but in an electoral upset Spolu won the highest number of votes, and opposition parties won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[9] The opposition parties signed a memorandum agreeing to nominate Spolu leader Petr Fiala for the position of Prime Minister.[10] On 9 November, President Miloš Zeman formally asked Fiala to form a new government.[11] On 17 November 2021, Fiala introduced Zeman to his proposed cabinet and Zeman agreed to appoint Fiala as the new Prime Minister on 26 November 2021.[12]
In November 2021 Petr Fiala said he would like to continue with the Spolu coalition into the 2022 Senate and municipal elections.[13] On 14 June 2022 Spolu announced that the coalition would nominate 19 candidates in the senate elections.[14] Spolu also collaborated in municipal elections in some cities and towns, including Prague, Ostrava and Plzeň.[15]
In the 2023 Czech presidential election, Spolu endorsed three candidates: Petr Pavel, Danuše Nerudová, and Pavel Fischer.[16]
Composition
| Name | Ideology | Leader/Leaders | MPs | Senators | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Democratic Party | Liberal conservatism | Petr Fiala | 34 / 200 | 23 / 81 | 4 / 21 | |
| KDU-ČSL | Christian democracy | Marian Jurečka | 23 / 200 | 12 / 81 | 2 / 21 | |
| TOP 09 | Liberal conservatism | Markéta Pekarová Adamová | 14 / 200 | 6 / 81 | 2 / 21 | |
Regional leaders in the 2021 election
| Region | Leader[6] | Election result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | Seats | ||
| Prague | Markéta Pekarová Adamová | TOP 09 | 40.0% | 11 / 23 | |
| Central Bohemian | Jan Skopeček | ODS | 28.7% | 10 / 26 | |
| South Bohemian | Jan Bauer | ODS | 29.1% | 5 / 13 | |
| Plzeň | Martin Baxa | ODS | 26.6% | 4 / 11 | |
| Karlovy Vary | Jan Bureš | ODS | 20.2% | 1 / 5 | |
| Ústí nad Labem | Karel Krejza | ODS | 19.8% | 3 / 14 | |
| Liberec | Petr Beitl | ODS | 22.8% | 2 / 8 | |
| Hradec Králové | Ivan Adamec | ODS | 28.6% | 4 / 11 | |
| Pardubice | Pavel Svoboda | TOP 09 | 28.5% | 4 / 10 | |
| Vysočina | Vít Kaňkovský | KDU-ČSL | 28.0% | 4 / 10 | |
| South Moravian | Petr Fiala | ODS | 30.0% | 9 / 23 | |
| Olomouc | Marian Jurečka | KDU-ČSL | 24.5% | 4 / 12 | |
| Zlín | Ondřej Benešík | KDU-ČSL | 27.8% | 4 / 12 | |
| Moravian-Silesian | Zbyněk Stanjura | ODS | 20.6% | 6 / 22 | |
Election results
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | +/- | Place | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Petr Fiala | 1,493,905 | 27.79 | 71 / 200 |  29 | 1st | Government |
Senate
| Election | Candidates | First round | Second round | Seats | Total Seats | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Runners-up | Place* | Votes | % | Place* | |||||
| 2022 | 31 | 360,539 | 32.40 | 19 / 27 | 1st | 233,294 | 47.80 | 1st | 19 / 27 | 42 / 81 | Including Tábor 2020 candidate who ran under Spolu. |
Presidential
| Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Result | |||
| 2023[a] | Petr Pavel | 1,975,056 | 35.40 | 1st place | 3,358,926 | 58.33 | Won | |
| Danuše Nerudová | 777,080 | 13.93 | 3rd place | supported Petr Pavel | ||||
| Pavel Fischer | 376,705 | 6.75 | 4th place | supported Petr Pavel | ||||
Local election
| Year | Vote | Vote % | Place | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,362,433 | 21.76 | 1st | 5,974 / 61,780 |
Prague municipal elections
| Year | Leader | Vote | Vote % | Seats | +/− | Place | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bohuslav Svoboda | 5,828,523 | 24.7 | 19 / 65 |  4 | 1st | Coalition |