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Zdeněk Šarapatka thanked his supporters and stated that their support helped him get back on his feet after the results of the Senate elections. According to him, the campaign in Prague 5 and 13 was not a fair competition about topics, but a contest over billboards. He claimed that one of the candidates was running a concurrent campaign for the Senate and the Prague City Hall, transferring funds between them, including money from a company building houses. According to Šarapatka, the state supervision office did not respond to the violations of the rules. The candidate, he claimed, received 14,606 votes out of a total of 45,782. Šarapatka also criticized the ODS, which, according to him, despite an agreement with his TOP 09, fielded its own candidate, thereby reducing the chances of defeating Václav Láska. He stated that their candidate hardly presented political positions during public appearances and instead relied on a romanticized story about the students' relationship with the school principal. He added that the students of the candidate's school, according to Šarapatka, got involved in the campaign, even though the principal was balancing on the edge of the education law. The candidate received 12,162 votes out of 45,782. As an earlier example of the split with ODS, Šarapatka mentioned its member Benda, who, according to him, appointed Matocha and Xaver Veselý to the Czech Television Council. He claimed that part of ODS contributed to his failure in the election despite the party agreements at that time. He also recalled that six years ago, at ODS's request, he supported its candidate in the second round of the Senate elections in Mělník, whom he claimed he had not seen publicly appear in the Senate since then. Šarapatka stated that he would not make the same mistake again. According to him, the result meant that there would be no amendment to the lustration law nor security clearances for government members and their deputies, and that there would be no qualified fight for a free Czech Radio and Czech Television. At the same time, he urged his supporters to keep going. #politika #volby #Senát (translated)

"It is important not to manipulate the rules, to stand firmly by our way of life, and to freely choose where we will allocate our money." The President of NSi and Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec emphasized in a statement on social media that today’s four referendums were about whether our country will remain just. #referendum #Slovenija #demokracija (translated)

The Czech Police stated that the intervention unit detained a suspect in the stabbing of a woman at Bolevecký Pond in Plzeň. According to the police, detectives identified him today thanks to careful operational work that preceded maximum effort in the investigation. The detention led to a restriction of his personal freedom. #Plzeň #kriminalita #česko (translated)

NASA has released a wealth of new images and data from the Artemis 2 moon mission, including photographs, audio recordings, and handwritten notes from astronauts who captured the colors and impacts on the moon, providing scientists with new insights into the properties of the moon. #Artemis2 #Ruimtevaart #Maanmissie (translated)

Researchers at the Pasteur Institute are studying the impact of the intestinal and nasal microbiota on brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and depression, with promising preliminary results in mice, but still needing validation in humans before therapeutic applications. #Microbiote #MaladiesDuCerveau #RechercheScientifique (translated)

Robert Ágh described Jan Grolich's victory as a symbol that, in his opinion, demonstrated that it is possible to defeat the ANO movement and disrupt the image of its perfect marketing. He wrote that ANO launched an exceptionally intense campaign, in which, according to him, there was even a crude hint at the alleged injury of Karel Havlíček, but it was unsuccessful. #politika #symboly #vítězství (translated)

Markéta recommended to the Democrats a combined candidate list for the next elections, positive communication, active work on social media, the involvement of new people, and honest work without fear. She labeled all these approaches as functional. She added that, in her opinion, difficult times are coming and politicians will be needed who can function effectively. #politika #volby #demokracie (translated)

The original agreement was that STAN would not deploy their candidate. It is completely clear that then General Řehka intervened, who first spoke about being a civic candidate, "The original agreement was that STAN would not deploy their candidate. It is completely clear that then General Řehka intervened, who first spoke about being a civic candidate," clarified the situation in Plzeň ODS chairman Martin Kupka, who believed in the success of both opposition candidates. #SenátníVolby #Opozice #ANO (translated)

Ivan wrote to the minister that in his experience, most things in the media happen intentionally and that the media lies when it suits them, then remains silent when presented with evidence. He praised him for publicly stating the day before that "our public RTV lies." #mediji #resnica #politika (translated)

Ján Simkanič wrote that Petra Absolonová will not fulfill Karel Havlíček's wish to defeat Jan Grolich. According to Simkanič, even the extraordinary efforts of the trio from ANO, consisting of Andrej Babiš, Alena Schillerová, and Havlíček, did not help. He described their result as a clear report card and wrote that the trio must feel like after a colonoscopy. #politika #ANO #Havlíček (translated)