The results presented on Saturday showed that the Social Democrats had won 50 of the 200 seats in the lower house of parliament.
Newly formed centrist Ano movement came second receiving 47 seats, while the Communists stood in the third place with 33 seats.
The Social Democrats led by Bohuslav Sobotka must now form a coalition government, as the party did not receive a full majority in parliament.
“We would like to meet the remaining parties in the next few days to compare our electoral programs, to compare our political priorities, to be able to get ready the concept of the next stable government of the Czech Republic,” Sobotka stated.
The Social Democrats plan to raise taxes for corporations and for top earners and increase spending on pensioners and infrastructure.
The two-day election was called after a spy and bribery scandal forced Prime Minister Petra Necas to resign in June.
The resignation came after prosecutors charged his chief of staff, Jana Nagyova, on June 14 over corruption and abuse of power.
Nagyova, who has been a close colleague of Necas for almost a decade, is suspected of bribing the former lawmakers with offers of posts in state-owned firms allegedly in exchange for them giving up their parliamentary seats.
In addition, Nagyova is accused of illegally ordering military intelligence to spy on several people, one of whom is reported to be the wife to Necas, Radka Necasova.
The Czech Republic has been plagued by corruption since it declared independence from Slovakia in 1993.
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