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Article 1
 

The Parliament of the Czech Republic enacted the following Act

PART ONE: ELECTIONS TO THE PARLIAMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1

(1) Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic shall be held by secret ballot, based on a universal, equal, and direct right to vote. The Chamber of Delegates of the Czech Republic shall be elected on the principle of proportional representation. The Senate of the Czech Republic shall be elected on the principle of majority vote.

(2) Each and every citizen of the Czech Republic (hereinafter "Citizen") who has attained the age of eighteen years no later than on the second day of the elections shall qualify to vote.