Lukáš Hájek leads the Starostové pro Liberecký kraj (SLK) ticket, which secured the most seats in the October 9–10, 2026 communal elections for Liberec’s 39-member assembly. As the party’s designated candidate to succeed term-limited incumbent Jaroslav Zámečník, Hájek has advanced coalition talks with Lepší Liberec and the LOL+Piráti grouping, securing a working majority. Traders assign him an 82% implied probability, reflecting his position as the presumptive mayor once the new council organizes. Other listed candidates, including Jiří Veselka, Tibor Batthyány and various low-single-digit or 50% placeholders, trail because none emerged from the election as viable alternatives within the forming majority. The market will resolve upon formal election of the mayor by the assembly.