r/europe u/Honza368 • Czech Republic Hundreds of thousands gather in Prague to side with the president against the current Czech government News Free-Way-9220 That's an enormous crowd. I'm surprised it hasn't got more coverage Beneficial_North1824 • 28ml Exactly. Like if media is shadowbanning any news about people revolving against prorussian/far-right parties

x r/europe Hundreds of thousands gather in Prague t... Honza368 OP Czech Republic 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 Babis'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. ••. 5 Reply 8 473

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