With the complaint regarding the referendum on the colonnade, lawyer Němec was unsuccessful

Brno - The Supreme Administrative Court rejected the cassation complaint of lawyer Ronald Němec regarding the circumstances of the referendum on the future of the Vřídelní Colonnade in Karlovy Vary. The referendum was invalid due to insufficient voter participation. ČTK learned this from the official bulletin, and the court has a 30-day deadline to process a detailed justification.

In the voting, the residents of Karlovy Vary were asked whether they preferred to replace the current Vřídelní Colonnade with a replica of the earlier cast iron colonnade from the 19th century and to stop emergency repairs on the current structure.

Although a majority of voters in the referendum favored the replica, there were not enough votes for the referendum to be valid. This was followed by lawsuits from the referendum organizers and lawyer Němec.

The lawsuits accused the city council and its leadership of allegedly conducting a negative campaign or misleading voters by relocating several polling places. The regional court dismissed the lawsuits.

In his subsequent cassation complaint, Němec pointed out, for example, ambiguities in the rules for conducting local referendums.

The Vřídlo spring is now covered by a colonnade built in the 1970s in the style of the then-popular brutalism. However, its facilities, which handle the thermal spring water and distribute it to the spa houses, are in a state of emergency.