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Czech Senate Election First Round Begins as Test for Babis Government

Voters in the Czech Republic begin casting ballots in the first round of Senate elections, widely viewed as a popularity test for Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ruling party.

2 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 9 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 9 Oct 2026. Deutsche Welle published first, on 9 October at 11:34 UTC; ABC News followed 32h 30m later. The most recent article, from ABC News, appeared on 11 October at 11:45 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Deutsche Welle.

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  1. Czech opposition outpaced the ruling party in first round of Senate election ABC News ·
  2. The ruling party of the populist Czech prime minister leads in 1st round of Senate election ABC News ·
  3. Voting to begin in local elections in the Czech Republic Deutsche Welle

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  • Andrej Babiš
  • Czech Republic
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