Brno, Feb 6 (CTK) – The Czech Supreme Administrative Court (NSS) has received 61 complaints about the presidential election before the legal deadline expired.
One of them was sent by unregistered presidential candidate Terezie Holovska who questioned five out of the nine contenders for the post of Czech president over several signatures by lawmakers for their presidential bids.
After the election, any voter, candidate or person proposing a candidate may submit a complaint.
The two-round election was won by President Milos Zeman, who defeated academic Jiri Drahos in the runoff vote.
The problem with the signatures of lawmakers who backed several candidates is also highlighted by the complaint raised by activist Tomas Pecina.
It warns that the Interior Ministry enabled the registration of the candidates who were backed by lawmakers who also supported other candidates.
Pecina said this was a confusing situation, proposing that the election should be repeated.
Other complaints relate to the election campaign, financing of the candidates and work of the electoral commissions when counting the vote.
So far, the NSS judges have turned down five complaints and shelved another four as they did not meet the required conditions.
The complaints filed after Tuesday, when the legal deadline expires, must be rejected due to their belated character.
The NSS must decide on all complaints within 15 days after they are delivered. As a result, February 21 is the last day to decide on the complaints.
Five years ago, the NSS received 109 complaints and it did not comply with any.
