Centinaia di migliaia si riuniscono a Praga per schierarsi con il presidente contro l’attuale governo ceco

The demonstration today at Letná is basically saying “enough is enough” to corruption. News are reporting anywhere from 250,000 to 400,000 people showing up to demonstrate against the government and to side with the president. This is because there’s a real, sinking feeling that the Czech Republic is sliding down the same path as Hungary or Slovakia.

The whole thing, organized under the slogan “We won’t let our future be stolen”, is a reaction to Andrej Babiš’s coalition government. Babiš is currently the prime minister despite being on trial for subsidy fraud, a trial that’s essentially been frozen because the government just voted to keep his parliamentary immunity intact until 2029.

But the straw that broke the camel’s back was the recent scandal with Foreign Minister Petr Macinka. He tried to blackmail President Petr Pavel over cabinet appointments, sending late-night texts threatening to “burn bridges in a way that would make the history books” if the President didn’t fall in line.

That’s encouraging news! I hope they keep it up. Fuck all those corrupt assholes. I hope they get what they deserve.

Thanks for this information ! We do not hear much about what’s going on in your country here.
Corruption and extreme-right is everywwhere, same problems here…

That castle in the background is amazing. Central Europe is like a fairytale..