190,000 candidates registered for Czech local elections — the oldest is 99

A total of 190,153 candidates on 22,552 electoral lists have registered for the upcoming Czech local elections, the Czech Statistical Office reports. Voting will take place on 9 and 10 October, coinciding with the first round of Senate elections.

In Prague, 1,060 people running on 24 lists will compete for voters' support. Things look very different in 1,842 smaller municipalities, where residents will have only a single list of candidates to choose from. In three municipalities, no election will be held at all — either no lists were submitted, or too few candidates came forward.

The oldest candidate is an architect from Brno

The age range of the candidates has drawn particular attention. The average candidate is 48 years old, but the oldest is already 99. He is architect Viktor Rudiš, designer of Brno's famous Lesná housing estate, who is running with the "New Brno" movement. At the other end of the scale are 643 eighteen-year-olds, for whom these elections could mark their first political experience.

Among all the candidates, 66,574 are women — 35% of the total, which is higher than in the previous local elections, the statistical office notes.

A curiosity in a village near Vsetín

A rather unusual record was set by the village of Kateřinice near Vsetín: it has registered a remarkable 30 electoral lists — more than anywhere else in the country. However, each of these lists contains just a single candidate.

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Source: novinky.cz