Czech Opposition Retains Senate Majority After Elections

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The right-wing populist ANO movement led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš won the Czech local elections, while the opposition recorded a surprising victory in the Senate by-elections, partial official results show.

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The ruling right-wing populists win the local election in the German neighboring country. But in the Senate election the opposition achieves a partial success. What this means for the political balance.

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The right-wing movement ANO remained the strongest party in Czech municipal elections despite significant losses. In Prague and Brno bourgeois and right-wing liberal alliances prevailed. The opposition also secured its majority in the Senate.

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Výsledky komunálních a prvního kola senátních voleb podle premiéra Andreje Babiše potvrdily, že hnutí ANO je nejsilnější silou v zemi. Činitelé ANO se budou snažit, aby jejich kandidáti uspěli i v druhém kole voleb do horní parlamentní komory. Vyjádřili se i ke komunálním volbám. Kupříkladu v Praze jsou ochotni jednat se všemi, vyjma Pirátů.

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The opposition TOP 09 considers the interim results of the Senate and municipal elections a success. The party has a chance to defend its Senate mandates and return to the local councils, from which it has been absent for a long time, said party chairman Matěj Ondřej Havel this evening. According to him, it confirms that the governing coalition of ANO, SPD and Motorists does not control the Czech Republic.