Czech Republic Votes in Local, Senate Elections in First Test for Babis Government
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The Czech Republic is holding local and senate elections today and tomorrow, which are the first test of public sentiment towards the government of populist billionaire Andrej Babis, which took office in December. This is reported by DPA, BTA reports. Polling stations open at 2:00 p.m. local time, or 3:00 p.m. Bulgarian time. Voting will continue tomorrow. More than 8 million eligible voters will elect municipal councils in more than 6,200 dist…
Today and tomorrow the Czech Republic returns to the polls for two electoral appointments: the municipal elections and the first round for the renewal of a third of the Senate
The first major electoral test for Andrej Babis since his return to the Czech Republic begins today. The country is voting in local elections and for a third of the Senate seats, and the vote is seen as the first real test of public sentiment towards the government that took office on December 15, 2025. More than 8 million voters are eligible to vote, and the results will show whether the government can maintain the momentum from the parliamenta…
The upcoming battle for the leadership of cities, villages and a seat in the upper house of Parliament will be politically extremely interesting. These are the first elections after the coalition government of Andrej Babiš took office, and the results may indicate some trends for the future. Can Babiš repeat his four-year-old success? How much will ANO improve in the Senate? And will the Starostovés push Vystrčil out of the chair of the chairman…
On Friday and Saturday, in addition to the battles for town halls and municipal councils, we also have Senate elections in a third of the districts. Out of 81 seats in the Senate, up to 27 may change, and the parties are going into them in a completely different mood. While the government ANO basically cannot lose, because it is defending a single seat – in the Karviná constituency – the opposition parties will have 24 mandates at stake. And tha…
The weekend's municipal and senate elections will indicate the condition of the opposition parties: whether STAN is really starting to overshadow ODS and how the People's Party is faring with its resurrection. However, the ANO movement is also looking at the elections, whose victory could embitter Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in a number of cities.
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