Zeman called on Hřiba to rectify the traffic in Prague, the mayor is part of the campaign
Updates: 07/09/2021 19:22
Released: 07.09.2021, 17:28
Prague – President Miloš Zeman called on the Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřiba (Pirates) to rectify the situation in Prague’s traffic. According to him, he should consider declaring the state of danger to people and his resignation and apologize. Zeman wrote it openly letters, which Hrad published on the website. Hřib told ČTK that the president was not yet interested in Prague, so he perceived his statement as involved in the election campaign. At the same time, Hřib said that the current leadership of the capital inherited the condition of the roads after the previous leadership, led by YES, and that by the same logic Zeman should call for the resignation of the Minister of Transport, because there are closures and columns on D1.
In his letter, Zeman Hřiba called for “the immediate correction of the dramatic situation in Prague transport and the derivation of appropriate consequences from the mistakes that no period in Czech communal politics”. According to the president, the capital is paralyzed by the “amateur approach” and “deliberate dilettantism”. He blames Hřib for the fact that a car driver considers someone to use his cars just for his own convenience. “The car is mainly used by people who use it for transport to work, transport of goods, bulky purchases, transport of children to schools or for examinations in the hospital,” he wrote to Hřib. According to the president, public transport is not always the best option for everyone.
He said that the task of politicians is not to evaluate and dictate how someone should be transported. According to the president, the traffic situation in Prague is so critical that it also affects public transport promoted by Hřib. He cited Zenklova and Veselská streets as an example. “The fact that road repairs are completely uncoordinated, chaotic and ill-considered, complicates hundreds of thousands of people every day,” he wrote.
“In the last years, I remember, the President has shown no interest in the people of Prague. During his trips to the citizens, he avoided Prague and never visited the city hall. I see the call for resignation as a mere involvement of the President in the election campaign and I hope that Mr. (Prime Minister Andrej) Babiš will show it in his campaign, which has long since exceeded the limits of decency and taste, “said Hřib.
The mayor also said that if the president measured everyone the same, he should call for the resignation of Minister of Transport Karel Havlíček (for YES). “After all, there are also closures and congestions on the D1 due to repairs. By the way, the deplorable traffic situation on this key artery is also evidenced by the fact that the President preferred to fly to Brno on September 1 than to drive on the D1. “The mayor also said that the president could also call for” consideration of his resignation. ” “Mushroom wrote.
The president called on the mayor to apologize to the people concerned for his failure, to seek immediate redress by ordering a “reconciliation of infrastructure repairs” and to consider declaring a state of emergency. “Because the current traffic situation is so critical that it threatens, among other things, the work of the components of the integrated rescue system,” Zeman said. According to him, the mushroom should also consider resigning from the position of mayor. “Your actions have brought the metropolis to the brink of chaos, for which you are politically responsible,” he added.
The mushroom rejected the criticism, saying that the current city management inherited the condition of the roads after the previous management, led by YES. According to him, this is one of the reasons why there are so many repairs. “The debt for road repairs was an incredible CZK 30 billion. Therefore, there are more major repairs this year than before. All repairs are maximally coordinated by the coordinator designated for this purpose,” Hřib added.