Pro-Western opposition wins big in Czech Senate election, dealing a blow to populist PM Babis

The pro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic's vote to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament's upper house, the Senate, handing a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

Pro-Western opposition wins big in Czech Senate election, dealing a blow to populist PM Babis

TL;DR

  • Pro-Western opposition parties won in the Czech Republic's Senate elections.
  • The election saw one-third of the seats in Parliament's upper house filled.
  • The results dealt a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis.