Final Word from Thursday, March 28, 2024

Ex-Chair Pavel Bělobrádek of KDU-ČSL told Právo that he's been quiet for three years about the situation in his party but can't take it any longer. KDU's dive in the polls coincides with what he called a parasitic effort by STAN to present itself as the "internal opposition" in the Fiala government. Bělobrádek said that he is convinced that STAN has a plan and that we can speculate about whether the final phase will be a cabinet revolt. KDU's dwindling poll numbers, now at 2%, will also have an impact on the future of the party in the Spolu coalition with ODS and TOP 09, he said. What can he do? Bělobrádek and his fellow MPs could go on the offensive now against STAN (and ODS) by giving ANO the votes it needs - even by abstaining or walking out - to call a special session of Parliament about PDZ credit union. That would give Andrej Babiš and other ANO politicians the chance to further develop the theory of a link between STAN, Dosimeter and PDZ. It would be KDU's own little revolt. [ Czech Republic DPP criminal case Dopravní podnik Praha Kamil Bahbouh Miloš Růžička Dozimetr ]