Czech authorities urge expats to register for the October general elections. The deadline for overseas voter registration is Sunday, August 24th

Illustrative phoro: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz

On October 3rd and 4th, Czechs will head to the polls in a parliamentary election. For the first time ever, Czech citizens based abroad will have the possibility to make use of the postal vote. However, the deadline to sign up is less than three weeks away and the number of registered voters comes way short of expectations.

When the Czech parliament passed the bill enabling the postal vote in August last year, reactions were mixed, and expectations were high.

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Author: Xavier Amedeo Pallas