Small numbers of Czechs in Europe and North America register to vote in elections

Czechs living in Europe and North America have expressed little interest in voting in general elections at the end of May. When the deadline closed on April 30, a total of around 1,300 Czechs had registered to vote in Belgium, the UK, Germany, Poland, Austria and Russia. Of the tens of thousands of Czechs believed to be living in the USA and Canada, fewer than 1,200 registered. Czechs living abroad first had the right to take part in elections in their native country in 2002, when 3,742 voted. Some 6,702 Czechs abroad cast their ballots in the next elections four years later.