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To be honest, I actually don't know if it was a happy choice. Nationwide politics and parliament have, I’m not afraid to say, minimal influence on the municipal level. You need to have people on the ground there. When I look at the Christian Democrats, even though they are weak in parliament or at the national level, with about 2.5 percent, they are huge in the municipalities," commented the Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř on this strategy. "For us, it is important to build an organization on the ground, to ensure its functioning and connectivity. This is an important goal because municipal elections have often been considered second-tier elections. However, I believe that this has changed and that municipalities are setting a very, very, very prestigious bar with their importance," Klempíř added. #volby #Praha #Motoristé (translated)

It is support for that candidate, not an ambition to realize oneself in Prague municipal politics, "It is support for that candidate, not an ambition to realize oneself in Prague municipal politics," Macinka said earlier regarding his candidacy. #volby #Praha #Motoristé (translated)

Petr Hlaváček, the STAN candidate for mayor of Prague, expressed strong negative sentiment towards the current government with the Pirates in an interview and a preference for a coalition of three parties for effective housing financing in the metropolis. #STAN #praha #komunálnívolby (translated)

In the municipal elections, the ANO movement did not have to face significant defeats, but the smaller coalition parties SPD and Motorists experienced significant electoral losses, with Motorists only securing 14 mandates and SPD losing more than two-thirds of its representatives. #komunálnívolby #hudbyvpolitice #volby2023 (translated)

I congratulate Prague 1 Sobě on their victory, but seven mandates alone are not enough for a majority," said Terezie Radoměřská (TOP 09), the mayor of Prague 1, to Novinky, adding that she does not want to anticipate the form of the next coalition. #Praha1 #komunalnivolby #TOP09 (translated)

The election result is very bad for the ODS, I might say a disaster. After the SPD and the ANO movement, it is the third worst result of these elections," commented the Civic Democrats' gain in the municipal and senatorial elections political scientist Michal Malý from Charles University. #ODS #komunálnívolby #politika (translated)

From the perspective of the ANO movement, the result of the municipal elections is not a great defeat, but it is also not a success considering the losses, especially in the large cities. This is how political scientist Lubomír Kopeček from the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University comments on the municipal elections in an interview for Aktuálně.cz. #volby2026 #politika #ANO (translated)

Political scientist Lubomír Kopeček evaluates the results of the municipal and senatorial elections, pointing out the failure of the ANO movement and the fiasco of Motorists, and emphasizes that the opposition should consider the strong message that emerged from these elections. #volby2026 #politika #ANO (translated)