27 election districts for Senate to change boundaries

President Václav Klaus approved an amendment to the election law on Friday that will redistrict 27 out of 81 electoral constituencies for the Czech Senate. The amendment, prepared by the government and passed by Parliament earlier this week, will change the district’s boundaries mainly in central Bohemia to match the changing demographics of the area when an increasing number of people are moving outside the Czech capital. The Interior Ministry rejected accusations of gerrymandering by the opposition Social Democrats, pointing out that every government has had to change the districts to make sure the respective number of voters complies with the law. The amended law will also affect nine electoral districts in which Senate elections will be held in the autumn.