ANO fails to win seats in Czech Senate run-offs
Czech opposition party ANO failed to win any seats in the Senate election run-offs, while Mayors and Independents (STAN) emerged as the biggest winner.
Czech opposition party ANO suffered a complete defeat in the second round of Senate elections, failing to secure a single seat out of 13 runoff contests. The outcome marks the worst Senate election result in the history of Andrej Babiš's movement, as it failed even in traditionally strong districts such as Karviná.
In contrast, the Mayors and Independents (STAN) party emerged as the primary victor, securing ten seats. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won seven seats, exceeding initial expectations, while the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL) took three and TOP 09 obtained two.
With none of its finalists succeeding, ANO lost its sole defending seat and diminished its representation in the upper chamber of the Czech parliament.
Sources: Deník N, Hospodářské noviny, iROZHLAS, Respect, Seznam Zprávy.
Sources
- iROZHLAS — Nejhorší senátní volby v historii ANO. Babišovo hnutí bylo v nejlepší pozici, ale všichni jeho lidé prohráli
- Deník N — Babišova potupa. Finalisté ANO zcela pohořeli, Senát zůstává opoziční baštou
- Hospodářské noviny — ANO katastrofálně prohrálo senátní volby, ODS se navíc radovala z konce Šípové
- Seznam Zprávy — Hnutí ANO zklamala bašta
- Respect — Babiš ohlásil katastrofální výsledek, Rakušan se přihlásil k lídrovství opozice