"The Czech Republic is a sovereign, united, democratic state. The head of the state is the president.

The Constitution
The Constitution guarantees freedom, rights and duties and divides the power into 3 branches (the legislative, the executive and the judicial).

The legislative power
The legislative is represented by the Parliament, which consists of 2 chambers - the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
The Chamber of Deputies has 200 deputies serving for 4 years.
The Senate consists of 81 senators. One third of them is elected every 2 years for six-year term.
The Parliament is a law-making body. First, the bill can be suggested by a deputy, a group of deputies, the Senate, the government or higher-level authorities. It goes to the Chamber of Deputies, which debates and votes on it. If it is passed, it goes to the Senate and if it is passed also there, it goes to the President. He can sign it or use his veto right. Then it goes back to the Chamber of Deputies. The deputies can override the President´s decision by majority of all deputies and pass the bill. After this process the bill becomes a law (act) of the country.
The elections are public, secret, democratic, direct and universal. Everybody 18 years old or older who has Czech citizenship can vote.

The executive power
The executive power is in the hands of the President and the government.
In the Czech Republic, the President has a formal function and the government governs the country.
The President is the head of the state and he is a Commander-in-Chief. He represents the state abroad, appoints judges, generals of the army, the Prime minister and other members of government and he also calls general elections. He can veto a bill and declare an amnesty.
The President is elected every 5 years by direct election and he can´t serve more than two terms in office in a row. The current president is Miloš Zeman."

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