Information for EU Citizens who Wish to Stand as Candidates in the European Elections in the Territory of the Czech Republic

The European Parliament elections on the territory of the Czech Republic are governed by Act No. 62/2003 Coll., on Elections to the European Parliament, as amended (hereinafter the "Act“). 

When will the European Parliament elections take place in the Czech Republic? (Article 3 of the Act)

Who can stand as a candidate in the EP elections in the Czech Republic? (Article 6 of the Act)

• Is at least 21 years old as of the second pooling day
• Was not deprived of his/her legal capacity

• Not being deprived of his/her right to be elected in the state of which he/she is a citizen
• Being registered in the citizens' registry for at least 45 days as of the second pooling day (i.e. at least from April 22, 2009).

Who is authorised to submit candidate lists? (Article 21 of the Act)

When, where and how are candidate lists submitted? (Article 21.3 of the Act)

What are the particulars of a candidate list? (Article 22.1 of the Act)

1. The name of the political party, movement or coalition presenting it and – if it is being presented by a coalition – the forming political parties or movements;
2. First name and surname of each candidate, his/her date of birth and sex, the municipality of his/her permanent address (for citizens of another member state the municipality of residence), name of the political party or movement of which he/she is a member or a statement that the candidate is without party affiliation;
3. The candidate’s position on the candidate list in Arabic numerals;
4. First name and surname of the representative of the political party, movement or coalition concerned and his/her permanent address (place of residence for citizens of other EU member states). It is recommended for the representative to also include his/her address, telephone number, and Email address. The same information shall be provided about proxies, where applicable;
5. For coalition candidates – the name of the political party or movement proposing a coalition candidate;
6. Signature of the representative of the political party, movement or coalition concerned;
7. First name, surname, position and signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the political party or movement concerned; for coalitions - first names, surnames, positions and signatures of persons authorised to act on behalf of the political parties and movements forming the coalition.

• Proof of a deposit of CZK 15 000 (election costs contribution). The contribution shall be deposited to a special account kept by the Ministry of Interior in the Czech National Bank. The Ministry of Interior shall establish the said account no later than March 25^th, 2009. The account number will be posted on the official board of the Ministry of Interior in the seat of the National electoral committee (náměstí Hrdinů 3, Prague 4) and available electronically at the www.mvcr.cz;
• A proof of each candidate's citizenship,

• Written statement signed in his/her own hand in which he/she agrees to stand as a candidate and in which he/she declares that he/she is not aware of any disqualifying circumstances or that any and all existing disqualifying circumstances will pass as of the date of elections and that he/she has not agreed to be featured in any candidate list for the elections to the European Parliament in another member state. He/she must also state his/her permanent address or – if he/she is a citizen of another member state – his/her place of residence and his/her date of birth; The statement may be executed in Czech or in English, French, or German,
• Citizens of another member state standing in EP elections shall also add the address of the electoral district in their native member state or another member state in which they previously stayed and in whose electoral evidence they are still included. They shall also enclose a certificate issued by the relevant authority of his/her native member state confirming that he/she is not legally disqualified to be elected in his/her native member state or stating that the authority is not aware of any such disqualification (see List of authorities in individual EU member qualified to issue this certificate (pdf, 117 kB)).

How does consideration and registration of candidate lists work? (Article 23 of the Act)

• To register candidate lists which meet all requirements stipulated by the Act,
• To delete candidate(s) from the list should the responsible political party, movement, or coalition fail to remove faults concerning that candidate(s) within the given deadline,
• To reject all candidate lists not submitted in compliance with the Act, not bearing the information required by the Act, and not corrected in pursuance to the Ministerial request or by deleting a candidate in question.

When and how can a candidate withdraw or resign? (Article 24 of the Act)

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