The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy in which the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.
The first president of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel. The current president, Petr Pavel, was sworn into office on 9 March 2023.
Until 2012, presidents were elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for a term of five years. Since 2013, presidents have been elected by popular vote.