politics Czech Republic
Opposition parties retain majority in Czech Senate elections
22seats
Opposition-linked candidates won 22 Czech Senate seats in the election.
Opposition-linked candidates won 22 of the 27 Czech Senate seats contested, while Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement won none. The result preserved the opposition majority in the 81-member Senate.
1 sourceDeutsche WelleUpdated
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- 22seats
Opposition-linked candidates won 22 Czech Senate seats in the election.
“candidates directly linked to the opposition parties won 22 of the 27 seats up for grabs”
- 27seats
The Czech Senate election contested 27 seats.
“the 27 seats up for grabs”
- 81members
The Czech Senate has 81 members.
“the 81-member Senate”
- 0seats
Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement won zero Senate seats in the election.
“failed to win any more seats”