Czechs vote in Senate, local elections

Czechs voted for a second day on Saturday in Senate and local elections that could mark a turning point in the country's drawn out political crisis. Voting took place for local town and city councils and for a third of lawmakers in the 81-seat upper house of parliament, the Senate. Some 180 parties and movements contested seats on town and city councils, with the battle in Prague winning the most attention. Polling stations closed at 14hrs CET on Saturday with results expected late in the night or Sunday morning. A second round of voting for the Senate takes place next weekend in constituencies where no candidate has won more than 50 percent of the vote.