Opposition senate win would pose major threat to coalition budget plans

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:36:40 +0200Opposition senate win would pose major threat to coalition budget planshttps://english.radio.cz/opposition-senate-win-would-pose-major-threat-coalition-budget-plans-8569277© 2026 Radio Prague International Major budget cuts are a mainstay of the coalition government’s platform but there is one post-election scenario that could present a major problem for them. The left-wing opposition Social Democrats hope to win at least 12 of the 27 Senate seats being contested in elections this and next weekend. If that happens, the party would gain a majority in the upper house – and make it very hard for the coalition to meet its planned budget deficit for next year. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/volby3_10.jpg?timestamp=1591277746 Opposition senate win would pose major threat to coalition budget plans https://english.radio.cz/opposition-senate-win-would-pose-major-threat-coalition-budget-plans-8569277 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9