Constitutional Court orders fresh local elections

The Constitutional Court in Brno has opened the way for new elections at the town of Krupka in the north-west of the country after ruling that buying votes is not permitted. Suspicion that votes were bought in October’s local elections surfaced soon after polls closed. But while Czech law was clear that votes could not be bought in parliamentary elections it was less clear as regards local council elections. A regional court even delivered a ruling that paying for votes could be allowed.

Author: Chris Johnstone