Polling stations close in Czechia for European Parliament elections

Polling stations at around 14,800 locations across Czechia closed at 2 pm on Saturday after two days of voting in the European Parliament elections. The official results will be announced on Sunday night, June 9, after voting ends in all EU member states. Czechs were able to cast their ballots either on Friday between 2 pm and 10 pm or on Saturday between 8 am and 2 pm. Czechia is the only EU country where voting is possible over the course of two days.

Some 674 candidates from 30 parties and coalitions ran for the country’s 21 seats in the assembly. Voter turnout was higher than usual for Czechia in European elections, and higher than it was at the last Euro elections five years ago. At many polling stations, turnout exceeded 30 percent, and at some locations in Prague, it even exceeded 40 percent.