The stability alliance formed by the Pirates and Prague will continue to function. — ČT24 — Czech Television will discuss the conditions of SPOLU
“In the Stability Alliance, we discussed the next course of action. It certainly makes sense to negotiate the offer TOGETHER, because it is an offer that goes in the right direction. The alliance lasts, we know very well why we concluded it. The voters of Prague Sobě and the Pirates want more or less the same direction of the city, and therefore it makes sense for the alliance to continue,” said Čižinský. Hřib added that he still does not understand what problem the TOGETHER coalition has with Praha Sobě.
Together, he has long rejected the participation of Prague Sobě in the coalition and states in statements that he is talking about a coalition only with the Pirates, not with the Stability Alliance. “We respect the sovereignty of TOGETHER and that should respect the sovereignty of our entities that make up the alliance,” said Čižinský. According to him, the easiest way to create a coalition is to convene a meeting of TOGETHER, Pirates, STAN and Prague Self and create a broad coalition.
We will not allow ourselves to be bribed by the opposition agreement, says Čižinský
At Monday’s press conference, STAN representatives stated that it would be possible to create a coalition of TOGETHER, the Pirates and STAN, and that Praha Sobě would fill positions in important committees. But Čižinsky refused. “We have a very clear idea, there needs to be a coalition and an opposition, so that there is a clear line. We will certainly not allow any opposition agreement to be used,” he said.
According to Hřiba, the pirates must now agree on the next course of action within the representative club. Hřib did not want to anticipate his decision. “The club has thirteen people, so it’s hard for me to say now,” he said.
Negotiations on the new leadership of the capital city lasted almost four months, thus the longest since the creation of the Czech Republic. One of the main points of contention was the TOGETHER coalition’s demand to have a majority in the council on Monday, which it backed away from, which unblocked the negotiations. The second major investment issue was the proposal by SPOLU to create and fill the position of deputy, who would be in charge of all major investments above the departments.
Since the elections in the fall of 1994, the longest wait for the election of the new city leadership was a month and a half. In 2010, the council and mayor were elected 45 days after the election, four years later it took a day longer. In 1994 and 1998, the mayors were elected less than two weeks after the elections.
The coalition TOGETHER won the municipal elections last fall, 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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