Voting has ended in Czechia's municipal and Senate elections
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- 17 Oct 2022
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Czechs have cast their votes in the 2022 municipal and Senate elections. Voting booths around the country closed precisely at 2pm and preliminary results are expected in the late afternoon or early evening.
Czechs have cast their ballot in municipal elections and elections to a third of the Senate.
The turnout in the two-day vote is estimated at around 40 percent.
A total of 178 candidates are contesting 27 seats in the Senate and close to 200, 000 people are running for 60,000 seats in local councils. A second round of voting in the Senate elections will take place next weekend for contestants who fail to win 50 percent of the vote.
The outcome of these elections will decide who will be in charge of individual municipalities in the next four years, opening the way for a complete change-of-guard or potential new coalitions, and the balance of power in the Senate where the six-year terms of 27 senators have expired. A number of well-known senators are running for reelection, among them Senate Speaker Miloš VystrÄil and three of the four deputy speakers.
Among the first to vote in their constituencies were party leaders and President Miloš Zeman. In a brief statement for Czech Television the head of state urged Czechs to exercise their voting right and help shape the future of their respective municipality. Referendums on local issues took place in 14 municipalities. Read More...
