Prague still without leadership: Hřib called on parties outside the council to send him priorities necessary for the city
“I invited all the political clubs of the capital city council that do not have a representative on the council to send me their priority to be resolved by the time the new council is elected. This is definitely not a coalition meeting, but only a solution to specific issues that are urgently important to the citizens who voted for them,” said Hřib.
According to him, the ANO and SPD movements sent him their priorities. ODS, which was in the opposition together with ANO in the last election period, rejected the offer. Now the ODS is part of the winning coalition Together, which is negotiating with the Pirates and STAN about a possible coalition.
The SPD club welcomed the mayor’s initiative. “We are ready to discuss the future of Prague with the Pirates. We have prepared ten priorities that Prague must resolve in the near future. Mayor Zdeněk Hřib addressed us himself,” said SPD club chairman Milan Urban. According to him, the SPD is ready to support with three votes from its club such a city council that will ensure stability and ensure the change of the metropolis and management, which is necessary for the benefit of the people of Prague.
Coalition negotiations began immediately after the elections. Since then, representatives of the individual parties have been meeting continuously. Together, they advocated the creation of a coalition period, such as the government one, i.e. with the Pirates and STAN, but the negotiations ended in failure. This year’s negotiations on the new city leadership are the longest in the history of Prague since 1993.
The Spolu coalition won the municipal elections in Prague this year, winning 19 mandates in the 65-member council. ANO ended second with 14 mandates. The third Pirates have 13 representatives and Praha Sobě 11 mandates. Five representatives belong to STAN, the sixth SPD won three mandates.
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