President Zeman sets date for regional and Senate elections

President Miloš Zeman has set the date for the upcoming Senate and local elections, which will be held on October 5 and 6. The date is yet to be confirmed by the acting Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

Czechs will vote on 27 senatorial posts that will replace one third of the 81 members of Parliament’s upper house. Senators are voted in for a six-year term and one-third of the seats come up for re-election every two years. A second round is held in case no candidate achieves an absolute majority.