Mikuláš Bek, Rector of Masaryk University in Brno, won the first round of the Senate elections in the Brno Senate district No. 59, otherwise known as Brno-město, with nearly 40% of the vote. Jaromír Ostrý, the candidate for ANO, received around 20% less. Both candidates qualify for the second round. Photo credit: Ben Skála, Benfoto [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.
Brno, Oct 8 (BD) – Mikuláš Bek received 38.17%, and Jaromír Ostrý 18.70%. In third came KDU-ČSL’s candidate, Jan Špilar, with 17.73%.
Mikuláš Bek was nominated by the Mayors and Independents (Starostové a nezávislí) and was supported by the Greens, ODS and TOP 09.
The second round will be held on Friday 12th October and Saturday 13th October.
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