Up to 450,000 people took to the streets to demonstrate against the government in Prague.
One of the largest anti-government demonstrations since the Velvet Revolution of 1989 took place in the Czech capital. The organizers estimate that between 350,000 and 450,000 people took to the streets. The protesters opposed plans by the Andrey Babish governments to transfer public television and radio to budget funding with a 15% cut. Participants fear increased political control of the media. The demonstrators also demanded the resignation of the Speaker of the Parliament, Tomio Okamura, who opposes aid to Ukraine, and the removal of his party from the leadership of the Ministry of Defense. Babish stated that he has no intention of abandoning the reform. The protest ended without interruption; The next demonstration is planned for December 2. Caravans: |.