Negotiations about the new management of Prague do not end. It is the longest in the history of the Czech Republic — ČT24 — Czech Television
Negotiations on a coalition began immediately after the elections at the end of September, but have so far been without results. The constitutive meeting of representatives has already taken place, but precisely because of the lack of a coalition, it was interrupted until November 24.
“I can say for myself that I think that on November 24th the council will not yet be formed on this plan that we will see here, nor on the plan of the broad coalition that he proposes to the alliance, because we are not that far and because even inside the Pirates, and that is known matter, some processes are needed by the entire Prague association,” said the chairman of the Pirates’ representatives and representative of the Stability Alliance Daniel Mazur (Pirates).
“If an agreement is not reached by November 24, it’s nothing for us to be upset about now, we’ll simply continue the negotiations,” noted the chairman of SPOL representatives, Zdeněk Zajíček (ODS).
Millimeter shift
The representatives of the parties confirmed their current positions. “Every meeting, we move by millimeters, by pieces, where we begin to understand each other and perceive some things that lead us to take a position. I think it’s useful for the future in any case,” says Zajíček.
The Pirates and Prague have concluded a Stability Alliance, which is proceeding together in the post-election negotiations. During the negotiations, the Pirates stated that they wanted a government-style coalition extended to include Prague itself. The TOGETHER coalition has been refusing for a long time. Mazur has now stated that the Pirates and Prague still insist on the existence of the alliance.
The financial committee of the municipality will now prepare the Prague budget for next year together with the outgoing municipality management. “We will continue the discussions. In any case, there is an interest on our part, that by the end of the year council meetings will take place, which must decide something. We agreed that December 15 is a crucial date for all of us in terms of approving the budget and that we will do everything we can to ensure that the budget is approved and that there is no threat of a provisional budget,” outlined Zajíček.
The longest wait for a mayor in history
This year’s wait for the Prague mayor is the longest in the history of the independent Czech Republic. 52 days have already passed since the September elections. At the same time, since the elections in autumn 1994, the longest wait for the election of a new city manager was a month and a half. In 2010, the council and mayor were elected 45 days after the election, four years later it took just one day longer. In 1994 and 1998, the mayors were elected less than two weeks after the elections.
The TOGETHER coalition won the elections in Prague, and has nineteen mandates in the sixty-five-member council. The second ANO has fourteen representatives, the third Pirates thirteen and the fourth Prague itself eleven. Five mandates were won by the STAN movement and three seats were occupied by the SPD.
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