Independent candidates win lion’s share of votes in municipal elections
With over 75 percent of the votes in municipal elections counted, it is clear that independent candidates running alone and within various coalition groupings have won the lion’s share of votes.
Of the parties standing alone the ANO party presently has the strongest showing, followed by the Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats, Mayors and Independents, the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, the Pirate Party and TOP 09.
However votes from the big cities, which are still coming in, may still significantly influence the outcome.
Turnout in the municipal elections was close to 50 percent.
Preliminary results indicate SPOLU coalition has highest gains in Prague
Early figures from Prague suggest that the SPOLU coalition has the highest gains in the Czech metropolis, followed by the Pirate Party, the…
