The President also appoints other Government members - deputy ministers and ministers based on the Prime Minister's recommendations. It is led by the Prime Minister and appointed by the President of the Republic.
The supreme executive body is the Government. To be elected to the House of Deputies, a candidate must be at least 21 years of age for the Senate, the minimum required age is 40. This is similar to how Members of Parliament are elected in Canada. The Senate is comprised of 81 senators elected in individual electoral districts for six-year terms using a majority-wins system. The House of Deputies is made up of 200 Deputies elected on party tickets by secret ballot based on proportional representation for four-year terms. The Czech Republic's supreme legislative body is Parliament, which consists of the House of Deputies, the lower house of the legislature, and the Senate, the upper house. The current President of the Czech Republic is Mr. The President is elected by Parliament for a term of five years at a joint meeting of the lower and upper houses. The President of the Czech Republic is the formal head of state he is also Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Every citizen, upon reaching the age of 18, has the right to vote. The Czech Republic has a democratic system of government based on parliamentary democracy and free competition among political parties.
