Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
- The Main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis won an election for a third of the Senate seats.
- Babis’ ANO party secured eight out of 27 available seats in the 81-seat Senate.
- This marks the first time the centrist movement has won this many seats, boosting Babis ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections.
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In the Czech Republic, the populist party ANO won the most seats in the runoff election for a third of the seats in the Senate.
Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for third of Senate
prague — The main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis won an election Saturday for a third of the seats in Parliament's upper house, the Senate. The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Petr Fiala still retained a majority in the Senate. With all the votes from the two-day ballot counted, Babis' ANO, or YES in English, won eight of the 27 seats up for grabs in the 81-seat Senate in the two-round election. It's…
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Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
The main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has won an election for a third of the seats in the Senate. The ruling coalition still retained a majority in the house. Babis’ ANO, or YES…
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