This is 32 candidate more than in the Senate elections six years ago in which the senators whose mandate expires this year were elected. The deadline for the registration of senatorial candidates expired today. In all, 31 parties and movements have fielded their candidates, according to the information CTK has obtained from registration offices. It is only the senior ruling Civic Democrats (ODS), the senior opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) and the junior opposition Communists (KSCM) who have fielded their candidates in all 27 constituencies. The junior government Green Party (SZ) will run 19 candidates and the junior government Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) 17. The CSSD Over 200 candidates to run in Czech Senate polls in autumn ...
Prague police bust group of dangerous bank robbers ... that has 13 senators and will defend senatorial seats in seven constituencies have such personalities among its candidates as former rector of Prague's Technical University Jiri Witzany, hospital director Vladimir Dryml and former Czechoslovak foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier. Out of the 27 senators whose mandate expires in the autumn, 20 will seek re-election. Apart from the main parties, there is a number of minor groupings that will field their candidates in selected constituencies. Like in every elections, the biggest choice will be faced by the voters in Prague.
In the three Prague constituencies where the polls will be held, voters will choose from among over 30 candidates. The largest number of candidates, 12, run in the Prague 5 constituency. At present the ODS has 41 seats in the Senate, nine of which will be contested. Of the three KSCM senators, the mandate of only one expires this year. He will seek re-election. The KDU-CSL has 11 seats and will be defending four. The SZ is represented in the upper house by two independent senators whose mandates do not expire this year. The SZ thus cannot emerge weakened from the polls. It has nominated well known pop singer Michael Kocab, former Academy of Sciences chairwoman Helena Illnerova and former deputy ombudsman Anna Sabatova, among others. Each of the two the least numerous groups of senators, the Open Democracy Club (KOD), with 7 members, and the Independents' Association (SNK), with 6 members, will see three of its seats contested. In all cases the relevant senators will seek re-election. Both groups would face existential problems if their number of seats dropped below 5. The first round of the Senate elections will be held on October 17-18, simultaneously with the regional elections.
(Ceske Noviny)
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