Vít Rakušan

At the very beginning of the negotiations about the Plzeň district, I told Martin Kupka that they would not support Mr. Aschenbrenner, there is no interest in that here. But we originally assumed that we would not express support for anyone," described Vít Rakušan, the chairman of the Mayors, why such a "brotherly" battle even took place. #Volby2026 #Kozolupy #MichaelaŘehková (translated)

"We are the strongest opposition party, the results say so," smiled the chairman of the Mayors, Vít Rakušan, on Saturday evening at the election headquarters in Malostranské Square. "We want the Mayors to be the architects of this joint project. So that we can enter it from the position of the strongest party," adds Vít Rakušan. #Starostové #ODS #volby (translated)

Vít Rakušan thanked supporters for participating in a long and intense campaign and stated that he is glad it had meaning. He wrote that the work does not end with the elections: in a week, he expects an important second round of the Senate elections and then more years of daily effort. According to him, getting rid of populists and extremists will not happen without work. Rakušan added that he is ready for it and even more motivated after the elections. #volby #politika #kampaň (translated)

From the very beginning of the negotiations about the Plzeň district, I told Martin Kupka that Mr. Aschenbrenner would not receive our support, there is no interest in it here. But we assumed that we would not be giving support to anyone," describes Rakušan the situation from his perspective. #Senát #Plzeň #KarelŘehka (translated)

Vít Rakušan thanked and stated that his party, alongside criticizing the government, was presenting its own proposals and solutions. He believed that this would also appeal to the voters of the governing coalition and finally put an end to the era of Andrej Babiš's irresponsible populism. https://t.co/JvxagjwxNF #politika #opozice #vlastnínávrhy (translated)

We politicians should lead by example. I am very glad that the president has reconsidered his stance and it is good that he has signaled to those hesitant voters that it is good to approach them. The president's original stance was also labeled a mistake by the leader of the Mayors, Vít Rakušan. #volby2026 #demokracie #PetrPavel (translated)

Although STAN is now the strongest opposition party, the chairman of the movement, Vít Rakušan, does not overrate his party's current support. If we continue to argue about whether we are better off than TOP 09 or the Christian Democrats, we will not be mentally prepared to compete with the ANO movement. We want to have such good professional support and such good concepts that no one doubts our competence to govern. #volby2023 #politika #českárepublika (translated)

Vít Rakušan stated that the government does not know how to address the high national debt and is turning its attention to the money of cities and municipalities. He labeled it outrageous that someone, who according to him has burdened the state budget with a deficit of 400 billion, criticizes mayors for managing well. https://t.co/HHexFy8EiW #státnídluh #politika #hospodářství (translated)

Vít Rakušan stated that the Mayors wanted to form a coalition in Prague with other democratic parties that would not include ANO. He hoped that if successful, Andrej Babiš would not allow his people to put pressure on Prague. https://t.co/7FTcBLp4LD #Praha #koalice #politika (translated)

Vít Rakušan stated that paid defamation from the side of ANO will not ensure a better future for cities and municipalities. He urged people to give preference to Mayors, whom he associated with experience and ideas. https://t.co/4iQ7wY8mWE #politika #volby #budoucnost (translated)

Vít Rakušan wrote that his generation, including himself and his friends, liked Václav Havel and associated him with the wild nineties, travel, cultural diversity, and joy of life. After the death of Havel's wife Olga, he said he went to her funeral. When Havel died, he was a young mayor and displayed his portrait in front of the town hall and lit a candle. Rakušan stated that he still missed Havel. He described him as a complex and imperfect person who was authentic and wise and had a clear moral and political compass. According to Rakušan, totalitarians, former members of the StB, Communists, and Nazis breathed more easily in Havel's presence. After his departure, he said, society became coarser, the effort to come to terms with its own past diminished, and values lost their emphasis. Rakušan wrote that he did not wish Havel’s legacy to be remembered with pathos, sadness, or an artificial cult. He wanted, he said, to create the country that Havel desired: vibrant, civic, self-confident, free, and firmly anchored in the West, without self-justification and moral compromises. In conclusion, he wished Havel a happy birthday. #VáclavHavel #politika #českáhistorie (translated)