Polling stations close in Czech presidential election

The polls closed in elections to choose Czechia’s fourth president at 2 pm on Saturday. The results are expected in the following hours.

There are eight candidates in the running to succeed Miloš Zeman as head of state. If none get more than 50 percent in the first round, the first and second placed finishers will face off in a second round in a fortnight’s time.

Turnout in the first round during the last presidential elections in 2018 was 62 percent.