Govt. party pushes for end of postal voting in Czech elections

Coalition party Freedom and Direct Democracy have proposed that postal voting in Czech elections be scrapped, Czech Television reported on Friday. The other two parties in the government, ANO and the Motorists, say they are open to a debate on the matter.

Opposition legislators have criticised the move against postal ballots, which were enshrined in law in the previous electoral period and have been used only one time.

Interest in voting by mail was lower than originally expected in elections in October, while the system was rarely the reason for complaints lodged against their conduct, an official told Czech TV.