Postal voting one step away from approval after years of debate and rejection

Photo: Michal Krumphanzl, ČTK

On Friday afternoon the Czech lower house finally approved a bill that has been years in the making – the introduction of postal voting for citizens living abroad. Czech expatriates have been waiting decades for this change to happen.

While almost all EU countries allow postal voting in some form – or an alternative, such as online voting in France – Czechia is one of only three, along with Croatia and Malta, that currently requires its citizens to vote in person, whether at home or abroad.

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Authors: Anna Fodor, Daniela Vítů, Jana Čermáková, Source:Český rozhlas