Pavlína Springerová’s coalition secured the most seats in the October 9–10, 2026 municipal elections with 25.55 percent of the vote and 11 mandates in the 37-member council, ahead of ANO’s 22.2 percent and 10 seats. Coalition talks with Piráti and Starostové plus Změna pro Hradec, Zelení and KDU-ČSL have advanced quickly, producing program agreement and a projected 20-seat majority. As incumbent mayor and lead negotiator for the winning HDK-TOP 09 grouping, Springerová holds the strongest position to be reselected by the new council. Other listed candidates, including ANO’s Lukáš Fiedler, ODS’s Martin Soukup, and smaller-party figures such as Kamil Kubica or Martina Erbsová, trail sharply because their groupings lack the numbers or coalition prospects to claim the mayoralty. Traders have priced in the post-election arithmetic and ongoing personnel negotiations as the decisive factors.