Czech Politics: Fiala government

[Estrella]

Russia's actions are so over the line that even f***ing Zeman, one of Putin's worst stooges in all of Europe, went on TV and called for sanctions and disconnecting Russia from Swift. Or was told to go on TV and say it. Either way, a good thing.

[Astatine]

Russia's actions are so over the line that even f***ing Zeman, one of Putin's worst stooges in all of Europe, went on TV and called for sanctions and disconnecting Russia from Swift. Or was told to go on TV and say it. Either way, a good thing.

Wisdom comes with age and reduction of nicotine + alcohol consumption, I guess?

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Russia's actions are so over the line that even f***ing Zeman, one of Putin's worst stooges in all of Europe, went on TV and called for sanctions and disconnecting Russia from Swift. Or was told to go on TV and say it. Either way, a good thing.

Wisdom comes with age and reduction of nicotine + alcohol consumption, I guess?

Idk if that matters, his blood is probably 85% nicotine+alcohol by now

[Estrella]

Anyway, how about some Czech music?

Dear friends, we called this song "Well-Meaning Advice"

Go home Ivan, Natasha is waiting for you
Go home Ivan, girls here don't love you
Go home Ivan, Natasha is waiting for you
Go home Ivan, and don't come back!

Ivan used to be a very nice boy
He lived in a small village, but then he was sent to another village
And who did he leave behind? Natasha!

Go home Ivan, Natasha is waiting for you
Go home Ivan, girls here don't love you
Go home Ivan, Natasha is waiting for you
Go home Ivan, and don't come back!

So what's the matter with you, Ivan?
Are you pretending you can't hear?
You don't want to let Natasha mary Volodya, do you?

Go home Ivan, Natasha is waiting for you
Go home Ivan, and don't come back!
Ever!

[MRCVzla]

Between September 23-24 were hold the local elections in all the country (6254 municipalities) plus the renoval of 1/3 of the Senate (27 seats, FPTP with runoff if not win with 50%+1), ANO-SPD opposition plus President Zeman sees the elections as a referendum of the Fiala' cabinet, but not necessary will fulfil their hopes.

Senate seats up to reelection by current political groups:
KDU-ČSL: 7/12
STAN: 6/24
Proregion (ANO/ČSSD): 6/9
ODS/TOP09: 5/27
SEN21/Pirati: 2/7
Independent: 1/2

Major Senate districts up are 3 from Prague, 2 from Brno, 1 each in Plzeň city and Ostrava city, plus main seats in Karlovy Vary, Ústi nad Labem, Liberec, Pardubice, Jihlava or Olomouc.

The main municipal election is at the Prague city council composed by 65 seats (PR, 5% threshold), currently with a coaltion led by the Pirates, local party Praha Sobě, TOP 09, STAN and KDU-ČSL, while ANO and ODS were in opposition.

Only three senators were elected yesterday at first round, 2 from the SPOLU area and 1 from ANO, the other 24 districts will be decided by runoffs next weekend on October 1-2
https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1573897176509546498

Prague city election results, probably the nationwide coalition will be repeated at local level:
SPOLU: 24.7% (20 seats - 10 ODS+8 TOP09+2 KDU-ČSL)
ANO: 19.3% (14 seats)
Pirati: 17.7% (13 seats)
Praha Sobě: 14.7% (11 seats)
STAN: 7.8% (5 seats)
SPD 5.2% (3 seats)

ČT24 election results site for Senate: https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/senatnivolby and Local elections: https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/komunalnivolby for more info (in Czech) and results.

[MRCVzla]

Summary results for second round, SPOLU' parties gain a lot of districts and seems Babis' strategy to seem the election as a referendum backfired very well. Still very low turnout (19%)
https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1576218953273454593

[Mike88]

Presidential elections are scheduled for next weekend, 13 and 14 January. So far polls are showing a tight 3-way race between Babiš, Pavel and Nerudová. Other candidates have a low voting share and in an imminent 2nd round, both Pavel and Nerudová are predicted to defeat Babiš easily. On the other hand, a Pavel vs Nerudová match would be very close.

The last poll, from STEM:

27.9% Babiš
26.7% Pavel
24.4% Nerudová
  6.4% Fischer
  5.4% Bašta
  3.4% Hilšer
  3.0% Středula
  1.6% Diviš
  1.4% Zima

2nd round poll, also from STEM:

57.0% Pavel
43.0% Babiš

57.0% Nerudová
43.0% Babiš

50.0% Pavel
50.0% Nerudová

STEM poll conducted between 2 and 4 January 2023. Polled 2,008 voters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Czech_presidential_election

[Mike88]

Josef Středula drops out in favour of Nerudová:

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1612248702063902720

[Mike88]

Voting is underway:

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1613883566525485056

[Mike88]

Polls have closed across the country. Counting is underway.

[Mike88]

Results pages:

https://cnn.iprima.cz/volby/prezidentske

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/?kolo=prvni&vice=ano

So far, 5.78% counted:

39.4% Babis
30.8% Pavel
13.9% Nerudová
  6.4% Fisher
  4.7% Bašta
  2.7% Hilšer
  1.4% Diviš
  0.6% Zima

[Keep Calm and ...]

Projection STEM/CNN Prima News

https://twitter.com/JanKalal/status/1614258913490407424


Link to the official results page:

https://www.volby.cz/pls/prez2023/pe2?xjazyk=EN

[Mike88]

97.00% counted:

35.4% Babis
34.9% Pavel
13.9% Nerudová
  6.7% Fisher
  4.5% Bašta
  2.6% Hilšer
  1.4% Diviš
  0.6% Zima

Still some votes out from Prague. Pavel could still surpass Babis. Nonetheless, a 2nd round between Babis and Pavel is on.

[Mike88]

Just a 12,510 vote difference between Babis and Pavel with 98% counted. Pavel seems on track to surpass Babis with the remaining Prague votes.

[Mike88]

98.89% counted: Pavel surpasses Babis by 1,108 votes

35.2% Pavel
35.2% Babis
13.9% Nerudová
  6.7% Fisher
  4.5% Bašta
  2.6% Hilšer
  1.3% Diviš
  0.6% Zima

[Mike88]

Final results:

35.4% Pavel, 1,973,942 votes
35.0% Babis, 1,951,972
13.9% Nerudová, 776,381
  6.8% Fisher, 376,558
  4.5% Bašta, 248,331
  2.6% Hilšer, 142,844
  1.4% Diviš, 75,461
  0.6% Zima, 30,815

68.2% Turnout

[Vosem]

I didn't realize this race was happening until this morning, and just went on a binge reading about it. Nothing makes me sadder than Janeček failing to qualify.

Big congratulations to Pavel, I suppose.

[Mike88]

Maps from Europe elects:

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1614324918207799296
https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1614314175869906944

The second round will be held in two weeks, 27 and 28 January. The candidates supported by the governing parties, ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09, Pavel, Nerudová and Fischer received a total of 56% of the votes.

[Pick Up the Phone]

Look like a disastrous result for Nerudová. Does anyone knows why she underperformed her polling numbers so badly?

[Mike88]

Look like a disastrous result for Nerudová. Does anyone knows why she underperformed her polling numbers so badly?

I assume it's because many of her potential voters decided to cast a ballot for Pavel instead.

[Mike88]

First polls after the 1st round:

Data Collect and Kantar CZ:

53% Pavel
38% Babiš
  9% Undecided

STEM:

57.6% Pavel
42.4% Babiš

[Mike88]

Polls close in 30 minutes.

[Mike88]

Live coverage of CNN/Prima News:

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Fingers crossed for Pavel, who is IMO one of the most unbelievably based people in Czech politics.

[Mike88]

Polls are now closed and counting is under way.

Results pages:

https://cnn.iprima.cz/volby/prezidentske

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/?kolo=druhe&vice=ano

https://www.volby.cz/pls/prez2023/pe2?xjazyk=EN