Five senators elected in first round of elections

Five senators were elected in the first round of elections, the most since the establishment of the upper house of Parliament. They are:  Jiří Čunek (Christian Democrats) who defended his mandate in the Vsetín region, Petr Vícha (Social Democrats) in the Karviná region and Pavel Fischer (TOP 09) in Prague 12.  Jana Mračková Vildumetzová was elected senator for Sokolov and Martin Bednář (ANO) for Ostrava, who defeated the incumbent senator Leopold Sulovský.

The two strongest candidates who got under 50 percent of votes will take part in run-off elections next weekend.