Municipal elections in the largest cities: Prague and Brno will dominate the right, Macura will want to keep Ostrava from YES
The following applies to municipal elections: to a large extent, it is possible to influence the political situation at the central level, but at the same time local specifics always manifest themselves. As for the first thesis, we can say that Petr Fiala et al. they are still moving on an upward trajectory, which can help the Civic Democrats, TOP 09 and the People’s Party in the municipal elections as well. At the same time, however, we do not know what will happen in the autumn, how inflation, rising prices and, for example, gas bills will affect the mood in society.
Nevertheless, the situation seems clear at the moment: if the TOTAL coalition managed to dominate last year’s parliamentary elections, it will certainly want to transform the winning energy into the result of municipal elections in the largest cities in the country. And further: if the movement has YES, it does not talk about the SPD and other forms located in various marginal corners of Czech politics, lousy coalition potential, this will largely apply in the post-election negotiations in Prague and Brno. The situation is different in Ostrava, but more on that later.
The left is in a deep defense, which cannot fail to reflect in the outcome of the municipal elections. There are Pirates who still can’t stop the drop in preferences, and the question is what it can do with their outcome in all three largest cities. given that they were also part of their leadership in all three cities at the end of the election period. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that they will fall below five percent somewhere. And finally: local civic associations and parties will speak to the outcome of the elections, and therefore also to the post-election constellation: Prague Sobě by Jan Čižinský, Living Brno by Matěj Hollan or Ostravak and Lečo in Ostrava.