The municipal elections held October 9–10 produced a fragmented council in which ANO finished first with roughly 23 percent but lost its previous majority. A five-party grouping led by ODS (seven seats) plus STAN, Progressive Pardubice, Our Pardubice and the New Christian Democrats now commands 22 of 39 seats and has ruled out cooperation with ANO or Žijeme Pardubice. Coalition talks are underway, with the mayoralty slated for the largest partner, ODS, whose list leader Ondřej Tichý is the presumptive choice. Traders therefore price Jan Nadrchal (ANO) and Tichý near parity while assigning single-digit chances to Jakub Rychtecký, Petr Netolický and the remaining listed candidates. Final separation will depend on the speed and outcome of the ongoing negotiations and the subsequent council vote to install the new mayor.