The Czech Republic on Friday began voting in a two-day general election. Czechians will vote to elect their 200-member Chamber of Deputies, which is their lower house of the Parliament, and the leader of the government that forms will become the new prime minister of the country.

Petr Fiala of the Civic Democratic Party is the incumbent prime minister. Former prime minister Andrej Babis' ANO is the current opposition party. Babis, a 71-year-old billionaire, served as PM from December 2017 to December 2021.

On Friday, polling stations opened at 2 pm local time and continued operations till 10 pm. On Saturday, the stations are expected to open at 8 am and remain functional until 2 pm, as per Radio Prague International (RPI) . Also Read | Treasure worth ₹2.87 crore found by hikers in

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