PRAGUE, (PNA/Xinhua) — According to the data released by the Czech Interior Ministry on Wednesday, there are a total of 5,908 candidates who will compete for the 200 seats in the Czech Chamber of Deputies in the Oct. 25-26 early general election.
The number of candidates is almost 1,000 more than three years ago.
Thirteen out of 23 registered entities have the full number of candidates, or 343. They include the Social Democrats (CSSD), Communists (KSCM), TOP 09, ANO 2011, Dawn of Direct Democracy, the Party of Citizens’ Rights – the Zemanites (SPOZ), Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL), the Chin Up election bloc, Sovereignty, the Green Party (SZ), the Party of Free Citizens, LEV 21 and the Workers’ Party of Social Justice (DSSS).
The maximal numbers of candidates are set by the election law and derive from the number of inhabitants in the respective region.