Czech parliamentary election ended
Problems with digital IDs and drone threats
04.10.2025 – 2:40 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Four years ago, populist Andrej Babiš narrowly lost. Does he return to power? In the election campaign, he promised lower taxes and a stop of the arms deliveries to Ukraine.
In the Czech Republic, the two -day parliamentary election came to an end, which is considered to be trend -setting. The Opposition Party Ano of the right -wing populist and billionaire Andrej Babiš is the survey party. The 71-year-old said when he was levy that he wanted to get the majority for his party. He promised lower taxes and an end to the arms deliveries to Ukraine.
The Middle Rights Alliance Spolu (Together) by the Prime Minister Petr Fiala, on the other hand, has to expect losses. A dramatic head-to-head race had taken place in the last election four years ago.
The polling stations closed their doors on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The count has started. With meaningful partial results is expected in the evening. There are no recruitment or forecasts due to post -selection surveys.
More than eight million people were called to fill the 200 seats in the House of Representatives, the more important of the two parliamentary chambers. For the first time, Czech citizens from abroad were allowed to vote by postal voting. So far, they had to give their vote personally in a diplomatic representation.
The coordination of problems with the electronic ID card, which is intended to make it possible to identify yourself with the smartphone. According to the responsible authority, the reason was an overload due to the unexpectedly high demand. An anonymous drone threat to the international airport in Prague also caused a little excitement, which initially did not confirm.
