# Voting begins in Czech local elections

https://mins.news/en/item/93039

- DW, 2026-10-09 11:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/voting-to-begin-in-local-elections-in-the-czech-republic/a-79612365?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Czech voters began casting ballots on Friday to elect local representatives and one-third of the Senate. The vote is seen as a test of Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s popularity. Housing shortages are also a major concern for voters in the country’s largest cities.

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