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Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, with a three-coloured sash, is seen at the 107th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center in Paris, France, November 19, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of 107th Session of the Congress of Mayors - Paris

A "Marianne" bust, the symbol of the French Republic, with a three-coloured sash, is seen at the 107th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF) at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center in Paris, France, November 19, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting - Washington

A crew member places a step stool for Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, during the US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday boosted the size of its bill auctions this week for the first time in three months, ahead of the opening of the tax season and potential wave of refunds owed to early filers. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg

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US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting - Washington

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, watches from backstage as Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks during the US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday boosted the size of its bill auctions this week for the first time in three months, ahead of the opening of the tax season and potential wave of refunds owed to early filers. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg

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US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting - Washington

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, greets Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno, Nevada, before speaking during the US Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday boosted the size of its bill auctions this week for the first time in three months, ahead of the opening of the tax season and potential wave of refunds owed to early filers. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg

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Italy celebrates 77th Republic Day

STORY: Italy celebrates 77th Republic Day DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's traditional Republic Day celebrations were held on Friday in Rome, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1946 referendum in which Italians chose to abandon the monarchy and become a republic. The country's leaders said the nation's past challenges prepared it for future challenges. The day's festivities included a traditional flyover of air force jets dramatically trailing smoke in the green, white and red colors of the national flag and a military parade in the shadow of the Colosseum. Italy's President Sergio Mattarella laid a traditional laurel wreath with a three-color ribbon at the Altar of the Fatherland. Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, most cabinet ministers, and the mayors of more than 300 Italian cities and towns attended the festivities, which attracted dense crowds and was broadcast nationally

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in Kagoshima on May 8, 2010, against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that Tokunoshima Island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa. Among some 5,000 participants were the mayors of the three towns on the island in Kagoshima Prefecture who spurned the proposal in a meeting with Hatoyama the previous day in Tokyo.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bows in apology during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island on May 7, 2010. Hatoyama, who was rebuffed by the mayors after requesting that the island accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, apologized to the mayors for keeping them in the dark about the plan.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hotoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Tokunoshima mayors leave for Tokyo

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Protestors rally to show support for the mayors of three towns in Tokunoshima Island who are departing for Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 6, 2010, at Tokunoshima airport in Kagoshima Prefecture. The mayors are planning to convey their opposition to the idea of relocating some of the U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa to the island.

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Tokunoshima mayors leave for Tokyo

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Protestors rally to show support for the mayors of three towns in Tokunoshima Island who are departing for Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 6, 2010, at Tokunoshima airport in Kagoshima Prefecture. The mayors are planning to convey their opposition to the idea of relocating some of the U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa to the island.

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Tokyo gov. proposes environment taxes for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 8 of four governors and three mayors from the Tokyo metropolitan area. Ishihara proposed that Tokyo and other neighboring governments jointly introduce two new taxes aimed at protecting the environment.

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Tokyo gov. proposes environment taxes for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara attends a meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 8 of four governors and three mayors from the Tokyo metropolitan area. Ishihara proposed that Tokyo and other neighboring governments jointly introduce two new taxes aimed at protecting the environment.

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3 mayors from quake-hit Miyagi Pref. speak to reporters in Tokyo

The mayors of three municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture speak to reporters following a meeting held at the land ministry in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, to discuss reconstruction from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. They are (from L) Takahisa Fuse of Tome city, Shigeru Sugawara of Kesennuma city and Jin Sato of Minamisanriku town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 central Japan mayors seek early resolution to abduction cases

The mayors of three cities where Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang and later repatriated back home live meet the press in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 14, 2015. The mayors are (from L) Koji Matsuzaki of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Hiroshi Aida of Kashiwazaki and Motonari Kai of Sado, both in Niigata Prefecture. They called on the government to step up efforts for an early resolution of the abduction issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally on Tokunoshima Island on May 8, 2010, against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa. Among some 5,000 participants were the mayors of the three towns on the island in Kagoshima Prefecture who spurned the proposal in a meeting with Hatoyama the previous day in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in Kagoshima on May 8, 2010, against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that Tokunoshima Island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa. Among some 5,000 participants were the mayors of the three towns on the island in Kagoshima Prefecture who spurned the proposal in a meeting with Hatoyama the previous day in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bows in apology during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island on May 7, 2010. Hatoyama, who was rebuffed by the mayors after requesting that the island accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, apologized to the mayors for keeping them in the dark about the plan. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hotoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima mayors leave for Tokyo

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Protestors rally to show support for the mayors of three towns in Tokunoshima Island who are departing for Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 6, 2010, at Tokunoshima airport in Kagoshima Prefecture. The mayors are planning to convey their opposition to the idea of relocating some of the U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa to the island. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima mayors leave for Tokyo

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Protestors rally to show support for the mayors of three towns in Tokunoshima Island who are departing for Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on May 6, 2010, at Tokunoshima airport in Kagoshima Prefecture. The mayors are planning to convey their opposition to the idea of relocating some of the U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa to the island. (Kyodo)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis, left, gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis, left, gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis gives a briefing on Czech Senate second round elections in Sokolovna Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. The Mayors and Independents (STAN) clearly won the Senate elections, gaining 11 ouf of the 27 seats contested, ahead of two other opposition parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) with five seats and the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with three seats. The Social Democrats (junior government CSSD) did not defend a single of the ten seats it was defending. The CSSD will not even have its own group in the 81-seat upper house anymore because it will have only three senators, while at least five are needed to form a group. The ANO movement of PM Babis got weaker as well because it defended one of the two seats it was defending. TOP 09 will have four senators instead of two. The Pirates, who had only one senator, will have two. Both senators for the Senator 21 movement whose mandate expired defended their seats. The regional Hradec Democratic Club and the marginal Free Citizens Party will have one senator each. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)