Democracy at a crossroads? The Czech parliamentary elections and their implications

A roundtable discussion organised by the SSEESing NOW seminar series, co-sponsored by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA)

The Czech Republic held parliamentary elections on 3–4 October 2025. In this roundtable event, organised by the SSEES-ing NOW seminar series and co-sponsored by the BCSA, specialists on Czech politics, society, and public opinion assessed the election results and consider their implications for the Czech Republic’s democracy, society, and position in Europe.

Panel:

Dr Jessie Barton Hronešová
Lecturer in Political Sociology, UCL SSEES

Dr Seán Hanley
Associate Professor in Comparative Central and East European Politics, UCL SSEES

Dr Michael Škvrňák
Researcher, Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Dr Zora Hesová
Assistant Professor, Charles University in Prague

Moderated by Dr Jakub Benes, UCL SSEES.

This event was recorded on 09 October 2025.