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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)

ODS maintained its lead in the elections in the Slovany district of Plzeň, obtaining 24.21% of the votes and eight mandates, which allowed it to remain the last right-wing stronghold in the region, while ANO finished just in second place with 21.98%. #Plzeň #ODS #volby (translated)

Jiří Hrebenar stated that Martin Král won one of the seven mandates in the municipal council in Černouček, receiving 104 candidate votes. According to him, he did not run for Motorists for themselves, but as an independent candidate on the local candidate list of the Association of Independent Candidates ČERNOUČEK 2026. Hrebenar reminded that Král is a member of Motorists for themselves, and the leadership of the party, led by Petr Macinka, Boris Šťastný, and Oto Klempíř, presented his election as a political success. However, according to Hrebenar, Motorists gained their member in the council, not a victory for their party candidate list. In response to Klempíř's remark that the residents of Černouček elected a king after the president, Hrebenar wrote that Petr Pavel still has permanent residence in the village, and his presidential mandate continues. According to him, the newly established council will decide on the mayor. The Association of Independent Candidates ČERNOUČEK 2026 gained four out of seven mandates, while the Černouček for themselves grouping got the remaining three. Hrebenar added that no coronation has taken place in the village yet. #Černouček #volby #politika (translated)

Jiri Jicha wrote that Mike Pence, who was the Vice President of the United States during Donald Trump's first term, rejected the energy deal between the United States and Russia. According to Pence, Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian fuel during ongoing assaults on civilian targets in Ukraine was nonsensical and a betrayal of the legacy of the late Senator Lindsey Graham. He also stated that Putin’s war machine continued its attacks while Ukraine was fighting for its existence. According to Jicha, Pence urged Trump to immediately cancel the deal and return to the policies he advocated during his four years in the White House. He also demanded strict sanctions against any country purchasing Russian energy and cooperation with allies to ensure military support for Ukraine. #Ukrajina #Trump #Rusko (translated)

Kiürül a politikai közép – tényleg Weimar felé tart Németország? Újra #Weimar felé tart Németország? Mi történik, amikor kiürül a politikai közép? Meg tudja védeni magát egy demokrácia a szélsőségektől anélkül, hogy közben saját alapjait számolná fel? #KarafiáthOrsolya #KonokPéter #BaloghGábor #ÖT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvj80uJOE5s

In Hradec Králové, a new coalition has formed after the municipal elections, consisting of the winning group of Mayor Springer, the Pirates, STAN, and the association Change, Greens, and KDU-ČSL, which has a total of twenty mandates and plans to negotiate a stable leadership for the city. #HradecKrálové #koalice #komunálnívolby (translated)