2025 TOP 09 leadership election
8 November 2025
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The TOP 09 held a leadership election on 8 November 2025. The incumbent leader Markéta Pekarová Adamová isn't seeking reelection.
Background
Markéta Pekarová Adamová became leader of the party in 2019.[1] Under her leadership TOP 09 participated in the 2021 Czech parliamentary election as part of the Spolu alliance and received 14 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. She became the Speaker of the Chamber afterwards.
On 18 February 2025 she announced the she won't be running in the upcoming parliamentary election and won't be seeking reelection as the leader of the party.[2][3]
TOP 09 participated in 2025 parliamentary election as part of Spolu alliance and won 9 seats in Chamber of Deputies.[4][5] Leadership election was scheduled for 8 November 2025, one monthe after parliamentary election. Former leader of the party Jiří Pospíšil received nomination from Prague organisation. Deputy leader of the party Matěj Ondřej Havel also admitted interest in running while Vlastimil Válek stated on 7 October 2025 that he is yet to decide whether he runs or not.
On 13 October 2025, Matěj Ondřej Havel received nomination from Brno regional organisation. He announced his candidacy afterwards.[6] According to CNN Prima News, his candidacy was to be supported by Vlastimil Válek who decided to not run. Válek himself at the time stated that it’s too soon to announce his decision whether he runs or not.[7][8] On 23 October 2025, Válek announced he will run for another term for the deputy leader of TOP 09.[9] On 4 November 2025, Jiří Pospíšil and Marek Ženíšek decided to not run.[10]
Candidates
- Matěj Ondřej Havel, MP and Deputy leader of the party.
Didn’t Run
Declined
- Markéta Pekarová Adamová, the incumbent leader decided to not seek reelection.
- Vlastimil Válek, Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala, MP and Deputy leader of the party. (will run as Deputy leader of the party)
- Jiří Pospíšil, MP and former leader of the party. (will run as Deputy leader of the party)
- Marek Ženíšek, Minister for Science and Research in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala.
Voting
Voting took place on 8 November 2025. Havel was the only candidate and received 120 of 171 votes and thus was elected.[11]
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matěj Ondřej Havel | 120 | 70.18% | |
| Against | 51 | 29.82% | |
References
- ^ Zpěváčková, Barbora; Bohuslavová, Renáta (24 November 2019). "Navzdory Kalouskovi. Novou předsedkyní TOP 09 je Pekarová Adamová". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Šéfka sněmovny Pekarová Adamová nebude obhajovat poslanecký mandát". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Nečásková, Pavlína (19 February 2025). "Pospíšil: Krok Pekarové Adamové TOP 09 poškozuje. Prahu povede do voleb ODS, alespoň se upustí pára". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Švec, Kamil (5 October 2025). "ANALÝZA: Kroužkování míchalo kandidátkami. Stanjuru stálo mandát". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Křovák, Jan (5 October 2025). "TOP 09 má smysl, míní Pospíšil. Kandidaturu na šéfa strany zvažují i další". Echo24.cz (in Czech). Echo media. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Na šéfa TOP 09 kandiduje dosavadní místopředseda Matěj Ondřej Havel". ČeskéNoviny.cz (in Czech). 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Neubergerová, Karolína; Pausz, Marek (13 October 2025). "Kdo nahradí Pekarovou v čele TOP 09? Pospíšil váhá, po volbách se rýsuje nové jméno". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Prima F.T.V. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ a b Kopecký, Josef (13 October 2025). "Matěj Ondřej Havel jako první potvrdil kandidaturu na předsedu TOP 09. Ženíšek o tom vážně přemýšlí". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Kam míří ministr Válek? Už má jasno o své budoucnosti". Zdravotnický deník (in Czech). Media Network. Czech News Agency. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Brodníčková, Karolina (4 November 2025). "Pospíšil do čela TOP 09 jít nechce". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "TOP 09 má nového předsedu. Stranu povede Matěj Ondřej Havel". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.