Environment minister says regional and Senate elections remain on track

The Ministry of Interior is preparing a manual to help conduct the upcoming elections to regional councils and one-third of the Senate this weekend, Environment Minister Petr Hladik told reporters on Monday after a meeting of the Flood Control Commission. He said that postponing the elections would only be possible via a change of legislation, for which there is not much time. The minister said that in areas where it will not be possible to open polling stations on Friday and Saturday due to flooding or clean-up work, the ballots could be collected by specially assigned teams of volunteers. The regional and Senate elections are due to take place on Friday from 2pm till 10pm and on Saturday between 8 am and 2pm.