PRAGUE, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Czech President Petr Pavel on Tuesday announced that elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the parliament, will be held on October 3 and 4, according to a statement published on the presidential office's website.
The official campaign will begin once the decision is published in the Collection of Laws.
For the first time, Czech citizens living abroad will be allowed to vote by mail. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over 600,000 Czechs reside abroad long-term, with postal voting turnout expected in the tens of thousands.
The Chamber of Deputies has 200 deputies elected for four-year terms. The last parliamentary elections were held in October 2021. ■
