PRAGUE, Oct 17 - 捷克主要反对党在周六的参议院选举中获得最多选票，而总理安德烈·巴比什的政党未能赢得其争夺的任何席位，这是该党自去年执政以来的首次重大选举考验之一。
PRAGUE, Oct 17 - Leading Czech opposition parties won the most votes in Senate elections on Saturday, while Prime Minister Andrej Babis' party failed to secure any of the seats it contested in one of its first big electoral tests since taking power last year.
巴比什的ANO党曾希望在81个席位的上议院取得进展，其中三分之一的席位本次选举，反对党在该院占多数。
Babis' ANO party had hoped to make gains in the 81-seat upper house, where one-third of seats were up for election and opposition parties hold a majority.
巴比什将结果描述为“灾难性的”，但该结果不太可能动摇他怀疑欧盟的联合政府，该联合政府包括右翼和极右翼政党。
Babis described the result as "catastrophic", but the outcome is unlikely to destabilise his eurosceptic coalition government, which includes right-wing and far-right parties.
自执政以来，该政府已终止对乌克兰在与俄罗斯特争中直接的国家军事支持，并挑战欧盟的气候政策。
Since taking office, the government has ended direct state military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia and challenged European Union climate policies.
下议院仍是该国的主要立法机构，可以推翻参议院的否决，限制上议院阻挠政府立法的能力。
The lower house remains the country's main legislative chamber and can override Senate vetoes, limiting the upper chamber's ability to block government legislation.
参议院仍在批准宪法修改、确认总统提名的宪法法院法官以及选举本院议长方面发挥重要作用，议长是该国仅次于总统的第二高级别国家官员。尽管遭遇挫折，ANO在全国民意调查中继续领先。
The Senate nevertheless plays an important role in approving constitutional changes, confirming presidential nominees to the Constitutional Court and electing its own speaker, the country's second-highest state official after the president. Despite the setback, ANO continues to lead national opinion polls.
该政府已放松财政政策以提高工资、养老金和交通投资，引起这个传统节俭的1090万人口国家的批评。
The government has loosened fiscal policy to boost wages, pensions and transport investment, drawing criticism in the traditionally frugal country of 10.9 million people.
周五和周六参议院席位的决选投票率低，此前上周末举行了第一轮投票。根据选举制度，除非一名候选人在第一轮中获得超过50%的选票，否则前两名候选人将进入决选。
Turnout in run-off voting for Senate seats on Friday and Saturday was low, following the first round last weekend. Under the electoral system, the top two candidates advance to a run-off unless one secures more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
亲欧洲的市长与独立人士党表现最为强劲，赢得其争夺的14个席位中的10个，其中包括两个在第一轮直接确定的席位。公民民主党赢得七个席位。
The pro-European Mayors and Independents party emerged as the strongest performer, winning 10 of the 14 seats it contested, including two secured outright in the first round. The Civic Democrats won seven seats.
此次投票紧随上周末举行的市政选举之后，当时 ANO 在该国 13 个地区首府中赢得了 6 个，而四年前曾赢得 8 个。
The vote followed municipal elections last weekend in which ANO won six of the country's 13 regional capitals, down from eight four years ago.