### [2026-10-17](/feed/2026/10/17/index.md)

##### 2026 Czech Senate election
# In Czechia, opposition parties win 22 of the contested 27 seats in the Senate. The election is the first time in the country's history where governing parties did not win a single seat in a senatorial election, with all candidates from the government of prime minister Andrej Babiš being defeated by opposition candidates. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/czech-republic-senate-election-babis-d206f3edbc7ea0f73b0dbd07b339820b)

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