Pavlína Springerová’s commanding 93.5% market share stems from her HDK-TOP 09 coalition’s victory in the October 9–10, 2026 municipal elections, securing 11 of 37 council seats ahead of ANO’s 10. Post-election negotiations produced a swift trojkoalice agreement with Piráti-STAN and Změna pro Hradec-Zelení-KDU-ČSL, giving the bloc 20 seats and nominating the incumbent as mayor; the group is still weighing ODS inclusion for a larger majority. This rapid consolidation of a stable majority around the sitting officeholder has left alternatives such as Martin Soukup or Lukáš Fiedler with minimal implied probability. A shift remains possible only if coalition talks collapse or the council selects a different nominee during formal confirmation.