Radovan Dostál, a Member of the European Parliament for the "Stačilo!" movement, traveled to China together with other MEPs long before House Speaker and SPD leader Tomio Okamura's official visit to the country. The trip took place at the e
According to a new opinion poll, the STAN (Mayors and Independents) movement has pulled noticeably ahead of the ODS party in support ratings ahead of the Czech parliamentary elections. Over the past month, STAN gained 2.5 percentage points,
A Russian court has fully upheld a lawsuit filed by the pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina seeking to exclude the opposition liberal party Yabloko from the upcoming parliamentary elections. The state news agency TASS reported the ruling,
ANO party MP Martin Kolovratník, who last July sharply criticized Petr Fiala's government for allocating the regions a mere two billion crowns for the repair of second- and third-class roads, now finds himself in an awkward spot: under the
A new poll has revealed that a large share of Czech society has no idea who currently heads the country's biggest opposition parties. According to the survey, fewer than half of respondents could correctly name their party's sitting chairma
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing to renew its vehicle fleet — a process launched under former minister Jan Lipavský — and has signed a framework agreement with Škoda Auto for the supply of electric SUVs worth 8.8 million
Professional associations from the cultural sector have sent an open letter to Andrej Babiš's government demanding the withdrawal of the draft new State Cultural Policy prepared by the Ministry of Culture under Oto Klempíř (Motoristé). The
Jitka Volfová — a member of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, mayor of Česká Lípa, and regional councillor from the ANO movement — has announced her candidacy for the Senate in the Česká Lípa constituency, which also covers parts of the Libere
In this autumn's Czech Senate elections, several candidates running for seats in the upper house have spent years publicly campaigning against the very existence of the institution. Their argument: the only way to get rid of the Senate is t
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government has come out swinging against the practice of passing laws without proper professional review — even as it actively relies on that very method to push bills through parliament. That's according to Ju
In the latest round of pre-election debates on the PoliTalk podcast, Senate candidates faced off: Žalud, a blind opera singer running for the ANO movement, and Smolák, the incumbent senator for STAN. The two discussed the ongoing conflict s
ANO leader Andrej Babiš has said that this year, unlike in previous years, he will barely have any time to personally take part in the campaign ahead of October's Senate and local elections. The reason is his work on the state budget, discu