Christian Democrats to focus on fall senatorial elections

The Christian Democrats will focus on gaining voters’ support in the Senate, senator and Christian Democrat member Rostislav Slavotínek said on Monday. Since the party did not gain enough votes to surpass the five-percent threshold needed to win seats in the parliament, a number of its candidates for posts in the lower house will now be able to run in the elections for the Senate that are scheduled to take place in the fall. The Christian Democrats’ deputy leader said on Monday that the party needed innovation and fresh ideas if it wanted to win back voters in the next lower house elections. Christian Democrats leader Cyril Svoboda stepped down on Saturday following the defeat of his party.