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We are probably not playing such a significant role with those two mandates at this moment, Foldyna stated that the party is ready to be involved in the leadership of the city and does not have any fundamental conditions or partners excluded in advance. #Děčín #komunálnívolby #hnutíANO (translated)

The ANO movement in Děčín is facing possible removal from the city leadership after failing in the elections and being excluded from cooperation with some potential partners, while negotiations for a future coalition are still ongoing. #Děčín #komunálnívolby #hnutíANO (translated)

Martin Dvořák stated that there were four days left to decide who would represent Hradec Králové in the Senate. He urged voters to come out and vote on Friday, October 16, or Saturday, October 17, and asked for their support. He wrote that he wants to use his experience from leading Hradec, diplomacy, and government for the benefit of the entire region. #volby #HradecKrálové #Senát (translated)

The commentary deals with the election results in Prague, where the differing fates of the Spolu, Starostové, and Pirates parties are reflected, and mentions the potential challenges facing the new leadership in combination with criticism from the government, particularly from Andrej Babiš. #Praha #volby2023 #politika (translated)

Jan Betlach claimed that the official list of the dead from Gaza also included Palestinian assailants killed during the attack on October 7, although he stated that they died in Israel. He noted that 364 attackers were identified by name, and 80% of them appeared on the list. Betlach further wrote that of the 91 identified bodies that Israel returned to Gaza after the ceasefire, most belonged to assailants killed in Israel on October 7. According to him, about a third of them were already on the list before the bodies were returned. He also claimed that in Gaza, it was enough to report a presumed death without providing the body or its location. The website Genocide in Gaza (Gigaza) documented at least 68 of these men according to Betlach, stating that they died in airstrikes in Gaza. Betlach argued that Israel had possession of their bodies and that, according to the website’s own data, most died on October 7, when there were no Israeli soldiers in Gaza. He added that Gigaza listed airstrikes as the cause of death for 94% of approximately 50,000 documented fatalities, and therefore questioned the reliability of its data. #Gaza #Izrael #konflikt (translated)

Five years ago, the pair of mayors, Jan Vitula and Petr Kunc, were expelled from TOP 09, but now they dominate the elections in the South Moravian Region, which indicates their strong support among voters and has raised criticism towards the structure and leadership of TOP 09. #KomunálníVolby #Židlochovice #TOP09 (translated)

The author of the contribution stated that the EU, in his view, stood on the side of rules rather than the law of the stronger. He identified the interest of other countries in joining the Union or deeper cooperation with it as a possible reason for its attractiveness. According to him, the EU’s stance on Ukraine confirmed this view. In conclusion, he began to assert that the USA under Trump is no longer, but did not complete the sentence. https://t.co/bBHRt6I8hG #EU #právo #Ukrajina #EU #UA #US (translated)

Zelensky urged Putin to agree to a two-month ceasefire during which Ukraine could organize elections, emphasizing that the decision regarding the leadership of the country must remain with the Ukrainian citizens, not foreign representatives. #Ukrajina #Zelenskyj #příměří (translated)

Lukáš Valášek wrote that the state-owned company Čepro has paid Agrofert over 19 billion crowns for contracts without a public tender since 2017. According to him, Čepro began to claim that it did not have to hold public tenders after the law prohibiting companies owned by politicians from obtaining public contracts came into effect. Valášek stated that the company has relied on the opinion of the then vice-chairwoman of the Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), who left the office due to suspicions of manipulating decisions in favor of representatives of the ANO party, Jaroslav Faltýnek and Jiří Švachula. According to him, she signed the opinion before her departure. In preparing it, she was supposed to have used documents from the ministries led by Alena Schillerová and Karel Havlíček, which, according to Valášek, downplayed Čepro's exceptional position, even though it is captured in state strategies. According to Valášek, the government of Petr Fiala did not address the matter, and the ministries, now again under the control of Havlíček and Schillerová, do not want to reopen it based on their statements. Čepro also refused to inform him how many contracts it has already awarded to Agrofert under the new government of Andrej Babiš, despite the ÚOHS ruling that the company is subject to the information law at the request of the Pirate Party's analytical team. Valášek added that even the ÚOHS led by Petr Mlsna, whom Babiš appointed, did not see a reason for a review. According to Valášek, the Prime Minister decided whether the government would extend Mlsna's mandate for additional years. https://t.co/O1ekCFdPwn #Česko #politika #korupce (translated)

Those being removed are already the ones selected for positions by Xi," warns Jan Švec, an expert on Chinese politics from the Institute of International Relations, in an interview with Seznam Zprávy. "We can see differences in that those who were closer to Xi may have lower penalties, for example, they are just removed from their position. But loyalty alone is not enough for political survival," says Švec. After the era of Mao Zedong, a model of generational change was established, where the highest leadership changed every two congresses, or after ten years. It also became customary for cadres to be gradually promoted up the ladder to higher positions, "After the era of Mao Zedong, a model of generational change was established, where the highest leadership changed every two congresses, or after ten years. It also became customary for cadres to be gradually promoted up the ladder to higher positions," explains Švec. With the rise of Xi Jinping to power, it was expected that the sixth generation of leaders, politicians born in the 1960s, could take over leadership after him. Many of them reached high positions, but Xi Jinping has maintained leadership longer than initially expected. According to Švec, it can essentially be said that there is a "lost sixth generation": "With the rise of Xi Jinping to power, it was expected that the sixth generation of leaders, politicians born in the 1960s, could take over leadership after him. Many of them reached high positions, but Xi Jinping has maintained leadership longer than initially expected." #Čína #politickéčistky (translated)

General Zhang Youxia, a close associate of Xi Jinping, has been expelled from the Communist Party and the army for disloyalty, raising questions about the future of the government hierarchy in China, where the sixth generation of politicians was expected to replace the current leadership. #Čína #politickéčistky (translated)

In regional cities, post-election negotiations about coalitions and mayoral positions have begun, with the ANO movement facing weakening and rejection from opposition parties, which will significantly influence the final shape of city leadership. #povolebnívyjednávání #koalice #ANO (translated)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the country will hold elections as soon as Russian President Vladimir Putin provides a 60-day ceasefire, responding to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, who called for a change of Ukrainian leadership. #Ukrajina #Zelenskyj #Putin (translated)

Jiri Jicha wrote that the American Congress was preparing a move against Donald Trump's agreement with Vladimir Putin regarding oil, which was meant to block purchases of Russian fuel. Republican Brian Fitzpatrick reportedly announced that he had garnered support from at least 218 members of Congress. According to Jicha, that was enough to initiate a procedure that would allow the proposal to be brought forward for discussion outside the relevant committee and the leadership of the House of Representatives. The initiative, according to Jicha, was intended to ease restrictions on the purchase of Russian fuel, and it faced opposition from representatives of both Republicans and Democrats. He noted that the White House's decision was contrary to Congress's efforts to tighten sanctions pressure on Russia. He added that support for the procedural move did not yet mean that the bill would be approved, but the dispute over Russian fuel in Washington was reportedly intensifying. #Kongres #Rusko #politika (translated)

Oliver Adámek described the results of STAN in Prague as a triumph and wrote that the party strengthened in almost all city districts. He attributed this to the work of Petr Hlaváček and his team, as well as to the outcomes of promoting major projects. He considered STAN, Prague itself, and the Pirates to be the programmatically most suitable coalition at the magistrate. According to him, the disrupted relationships between Hlaváček and Adam Scheinherr from the campaign hindered it, and part of the leadership of Prague's STAN preferred cooperation with ODS. Adámek also pointed out the differences between STAN and SPOLU in transportation and housing: Hlaváček advocated for urban housing construction, parking restrictions, prioritization of public transport, and tolls in the city center, while the leader of SPOLU criticized the Prague development company and rejected the idea of the city building apartments. He concluded that without concessions from one of the parties, major agreements might not succeed again. He also described a coalition of STAN and SPOLU, extended by Prague itself or the Pirates, as possible but unlikely. He stated that the larger parties would have to give up seats they did not need, leading to an even more disparate grouping. He deemed SPOLU's result as decent, but also noted that the coalition weakened in most city districts and could lose mayors. According to him, the Pirates were losing everywhere, while Prague itself attracted liberal voters; he cited city districts Prague 1, 8, 6, and 10 as examples. #Praha #obecnívolby #politika (translated)