Political career
Early career in Plzeň
In the 1998 Czech municipal elections,Baxa ran for PlzeňCity Council as a non-party member for the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA),but was not elected. [3]
He joined the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in 1999,and was elected to the PlzeňMunicipal Assembly in 2002. [4] He was also a member of the Regional Council from 2004 until 2008. [1]
He led ODS into the municipal elections in Plzeňin 2010, [5] the only regional city where the party won that year. [6] As a result,Baxa became the youngest mayor in the city's history in November 2010. [7]
Baxa led ODS again in the 2014 Plzeňmunicipal election,in which the party was expected to lose heavily but eventually finished second behind ANO 2011. [8] ODS formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (ČSSD),KDU-ČSL,and Citizens Patriots,and Baxa switched roles with his first deputy mayor Martin Zrzavecký,who became the new mayor. [9]
Baxa also led ODS into regional elections in Plzeňin 2016,with the party finishing third and becoming part of the regional government. Baxa himself received the highest number of preferential votes. [10] [11] [12]
Chamber of Deputies
In the 2017 Czech parliamentary election,Baxa was ranked third on the ODS list for the Plzeňregion,but moved to first after receiving 4,655 preference votes,and thus elected to the Chamber of Deputies. [13] [14]
On 13 January 2018,Baxa was elected vice-chairman of ODS at a congress in Ostrava, [15] [16] defending this post at subsequent ODS congresses in January 2020, [17] and April 2022. [18]
Baxa again led the ODS list for PlzeňCity Council at the 2018 municipal elections,in which his party finished second and Baxa defended his seat. [19] After a coalition was formed of ODS,ANO 2011,TOP 09,and ČSSD were formed,Baxa replaced Martin Zrzaveckýas Mayor. [20]
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