Czech opposition group wins election for third of Senate seats

A man votes in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in the Czech Parliament’s upper house (Dalibor Gluck/CTK via AP/PA)

The main Czech opposition group led by former populist prime minister Andrej Babis won an election on Saturday for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate.

The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Petr Fiala still retained a majority in the Senate.