Czechs went to the polls on Friday for the second round of voting to fill a third of the seats in the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. The ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, currently holds a majority in the Senate. However, the main opposition group, led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis, saw the most candidates advancing to the runoff from the first round held last week.
In the runoff for 27 out of the 81 Senate seats, Babis' ANO party had 19 candidates progressing, marking a strong showing for the centrist movement. Five candidates secured seats outright in the initial round, with 22 seats left to be decided in the runoffs.
