In Prague, Padevět, Čižinský, Láska and Sáblík advance

11.10.2026 07:01 HotInfo

In Prague's senate districts, two striking pairs are emerging for the second round after the first vote. In the Prague 1 district, publisher and writer Jiří Padevět, who held more than half the votes for a long time, will face off against MP Jan Čižinský. Padevět ultimately failed to cross the necessary threshold. novinky.cz ↗

In the Prague 5 district, incumbent senator Václav Láska of the SEN 21 movement advanced to the next round. His opponent will be Robert Sáblík, director of the Smíchov Secondary Industrial School. Láska was leading during the vote count, but his lead was not sufficient to win without a second round. lidovky.cz ↗

The Prague results were among the most closely watched parts of the senate elections. In other districts outside the capital, five candidates obtained the necessary majority already in the first round and will head to the Senate without further voting. The allocation of the remaining seats will be decided by voters in the second round, which will take place next week. novinky.cz ↗

The results in Prague also fit into the broader picture of the elections, in which opposition and liberal candidates succeeded in a number of districts. STAN chairman Vít Rakušan described his movement's result as positive and said that in Prague he also wants to negotiate with the Pirates. However, the final distribution of power in the upper chamber will only be decided by the results of the second round. irozhlas.cz ↗

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