Dozens attend protest against government and postal voting in Prague

Several dozen people protested in central Prague on Saturday against the government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala and postal voting, introduced by a law last year. The measure allows Czechs abroad to vote by mail in parliamentary, European, and presidential elections, starting this autumn.

The protest, organized by the National Democracy and other groups, took place at Old Town Square. Demonstrators carried Czech flags and whistles, calling postal voting unconstitutional and criticizing the EU, the Constitutional Court, and its president, Josef Baxa.

President Petr Pavel signed the postal voting law last summer, despite opposition from the ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy parties.