Czech Election Forecast: Ruling Coalition Faces Uphill Battle in Key Region
Prague, Czech Republic – A new poll is painting a grim picture for the governingโ coalition in the Czech republic, notably in the crucial Moravian-Silesian Region. The survey, conducted by NMS at theโค end of August and beginning of โฃSeptember, indicates significant support โขfor the opposition ANO party, led by Andrej Babiลก,โค and a surprising surge for the SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy) party.
According to the NMS data, ANO currently holds a commanding lead โคwith 40.3% of theโข vote, followed โคby theโฃ SPDโ at 13.9%. The ruling coalition -โ comprised โฃofโฃ ODS,โ KDU-ฤSL, and TOP 09โ – struggles to reachโฃ 13.8%, placing them โin third position.
monika โฃBrzeskovรก, a prominentโ figure within the coalition, expressed her disappointment with the findings. “The survey isโ not quite good for us. What weโฃ are goingโฃ toโ say, Iโข wasn’t happy about it,” she stated. Brzeskovรก acknowledged the challenges inโ the Moravian-Silesianโ Region, noting that supportโข for โคANO was expected, but โthe strength of the SPD came as a surprise.
The pollโข also reveals a significant problem for the coalitionโฃ regarding public perception of keyโ figures.โข Finance โMinister Zbynฤk Stanjura faces particularly negative ratings, withโ onlyโ 9% of voters viewingโฃ himโ positively, while โคnearly 70% โขhold a negative opinion.Even among potential coalition voters, โsupport for Stanjura is lukewarm, with onlyโ a third expressing a positive view. Stanjura did not respondโข to requests for comment.
Prime โMinister Petr Fiala attempted to downplay the poll’s implications, stating, “I am convincedโ that โฃit is indeed still full ofโ days by the elections.” He emphasized the government’sโฃ accomplishments, highlighting economic โgrowth and increased security, hoping to resonate with โขvoters in the final stretch of the campaign. “It is necessary toโฃ convinceโ people that our policy has brought the results โof the Czech Republicโฆ people see it inโข theirโ wallets.”
While Brzeskovรก โfaresโค somewhat better, with โ20% positive responses, recognition remains an โขissue, with โขonly half of respondents knowing her – a legacy perhaps โขfrom herโฃ earlier career as Missโฃ Europe 1995.
The results underscore the uphill battle facing theโ ruling coalitionโ as they โattempt to retain support in a region vital โฃto their โคoverall โคelectoral success. The coming weeks will be critical as they strive to โshift โpublic opinionโ and demonstrate the tangible benefits of their policies.
Link toโ original article in Czech
Keywords: โฃ Czech Republic, Elections, Poll,โข ANO, SPD, Ruling Coalition, Moravian-Silesian Region, Petr Fiala, Zbynฤk