Elections in Mariánské Lázně are valid despite vote buying, ruled the court

The Plzeň Regional Court ruled that the elections in Mariánské Lázně were marred by vote-buying but did not annul them due to insufficient evidence of impact on the results. The court noted that mere violations of election law do not automatically invalidate elections without clear proof of their effect on the outcome. A video showed a woman offering money to voters for supporting a specific party, but the court found no definitive evidence that this influenced the election results. The court emphasized that while vote-buying is illegal, not every instance leads to election invalidation without assessing its actual impact.