Following the Czech parliamentary elections, the opposition center-right coalition “Kopā” has unexpectedly emerged, leading by a small majority of the populist party “Disgruntled Citizens” (UN) led by the current Prime Minister Andrei Babiss.
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According to the results of the counting of more than 99% of the votes, 27.77% of Czechs voted in favor of the “Together” coalition, made up of three center-right parties – the Civic Democrats, TOP 09 and the Christian Democrats, while only 27 voted in favor of the UN. 15% of voters.
The other association of opposition parties, the Pirate Party and the Central Mayors and the Independents, won 15.58% of the vote.
Thus, the two associations of opposition parties together have secured a majority in the lower house of parliament, winning 109 out of 200 seats.
Another 9.57% of the vote went to the anti-Muslim far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), led by Tokyo-born businessman Tomio Okamura.
Until now, the Babiš-led minority government, formed by the United Nations and the Social Democrats (CSSD), has received parliamentary support from the Communists (KSČM).
However, with only 3.60% of the vote, the KSCHM has not been able to overcome the five percent barrier to entry into the lower house of parliament, and thus, for the first time since the end of World War II, the Communists will no longer be represented in parliament.
It seems that the Social Democrats, who were initially supported by only 4.66% of voters, may also have lost their representation in parliament.
Voter turnout has reached almost 65%, while in the previous elections in 2017, only 60.84% of eligible voters went to the polls.
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