Elections in the Czech Republic will take place as scheduled later this week despite the flood disaster unfolding in parts of the country, the government said on Tuesday. Representatives will be elected on Friday and Saturday to the assemblies of the country’s 13 regions, with the exception of the capital Prague. In addition, first-round elections to the Senate will be held in some districts on September 20 and 21. One third of the members of the upper house of parliament are newly elected every two years. If election workers are unable to make it, party representatives or firefighters could h…