Voters going to polls in second day of municipal, Senate elections

Voters across Czechia are casting their ballots on Saturday in municipal elections and the first round of elections to one-third of seats Senate. Nearly 190,000 candidates are competing for approximately 62,000 seats on local councils, while 154 candidates are contesting 27 seats in the upper house of Parliament.

Polling stations will close at 2 p.m. Results from smaller municipalities are expected on Saturday evening, while complete results may not be available until early Sunday morning.

The second round of Senate elections will take place next weekend.

Author: Ian Willoughby