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|capital=Prague
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|president=Miloš Zeman
|president=Miloš Zeman
|pm=Bohuslav Sobotka
|pm=Andrej Babiš
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==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==
[[Image:Prague PD.jpg|left|200px]]
[[Image:Prague PD.jpg|left|200px]]
Vaclav Klaus was from 2003 to 2013 the President of the Czech Republic . He was elected on February 28, 2003 and sworn into office on March 7, 2003. As formal head of state, the president is granted specific powers such as the right to nominate Constitutional Court judges, dissolve parliament under certain conditions, and enact a veto on legislation. Presidents are elected by the parliament for 5-year terms.
Vaclav Klaus was from 2003 to 2013 the President of the Czech Republic. He was elected on February 28, 2003, and sworn into office on March 7, 2003. As formal head of state, the president is granted specific powers such as the right to nominate Constitutional Court judges, dissolve parliament under certain conditions, and enact a veto on legislation. Presidents are elected by the parliament for 5-year terms.
The legislature is bicameral, with a Chamber of Deputies (200 seats) and a Senate (81 seats). With the split of the former Czechoslovakia, the powers and responsibilities of the now-defunct federal parliament were transferred to the Czech National Council, which renamed itself the Chamber of Deputies. Chamber delegates are elected from 14 regions—including the capital, Prague—for 4-year terms, on the basis of proportional representation. The Czech Senate is patterned after the U.S. Senate and was first elected in 1996; its members serve for 6-year terms with one-third being elected every 2 years.
The legislature is bicameral, with a Chamber of Deputies (200 seats) and a Senate (81 seats). With the split of former Czechoslovakia, the powers and responsibilities of the now-defunct federal parliament were transferred to the Czech National Council, which renamed itself the Chamber of Deputies. Chamber delegates are elected from 14 regions—including the capital, Prague—for 4-year terms, on the basis of proportional representation. The Czech Senate is patterned after the U.S. Senate and was first elected in 1996; its members serve for 6-year terms with one-third being elected every 2 years.
The country's highest court of appeal is the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Court, which rules on constitutional issues, is appointed by the president. Its members serve 10-year terms.
The country's highest court of appeal is the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Court, which rules on constitutional issues, is appointed by the president. Its members serve 10-year terms.
===Principal Government Officials===
===Principal Government Officials===
*President—Miloš Zeman
*President—Miloš Zeman
*Prime Minister—Bohuslav Sobotka
*Prime Minister—Andrej Babiš
===Foreign Relations===
===Foreign Relations===