Chamber of Deputies of the Czech RepublicParliament

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the country's bicameral Parliament, consisting of 200 deputies elected for four-year terms. It holds primary legislative authority, possesses the exclusive power to vote confidence or no-confidence in the government, and can override Senate vetoes on legislation. Established in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the chamber directly succeeded the Czech National Council that had operated since 1969.