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Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
PRAGUE (AP) — 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....
Czechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament's upper house
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs cast ballots on Friday in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The current ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala has a clear majority in the Senate though the main opposition group, led by...
A junior party in the Czech government is set to leave the Cabinet over the dismissal of its leader
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's government was in crisis Tuesday after a junior party in the ruling coalition said it would leave the Cabinet over Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s decision to fire the party leader. Fiala said he would ask the president to dismiss Regional...
The Czech opposition wins big in the regional election and leads in the Senate vote
PRAGUE (AP) — The main opposition party dominated Czech regional elections and was ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper house, according to results released Saturday. With almost all the votes counted, the ANO (YES) movement led by former populist Prime...
Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs went to the polls on Friday in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections. The elections took place as the Czech Republic was recovering from massive floods that...
