233 candidates running in Senate elections

Two hundred and thirty-three candidates are running for office in the Senate elections in which 27 seats will be contested in October. The elections will decide whether the opposition Social Democrats will regain their majority in the upper chamber. Only the Civic Democrats, Social Democrats and Communists have fielded candidates in all 27 constituencies. The first round of Senate elections will be held on October 17th and 18th together with regional elections. The second round will take place two weeks later. Elections to a third of the Senate are held once in two years.