October 28, 2024 08:35 GMT
CZECHIA: Czechia Observes National Holiday, Spolu To Contest 2025 Elex Together
CZECHIA
- Prime Minister Petr Fiala in his capacity as leader of the ODS party is expected to appear alongside TOP 09 leader Marketa Pekarova Adamova and KDU-CSL leader Marek Vyborny to announce their decision to contest the 2025 parliamentary election together. Seznam Zpravy circulated an op-ed arguing that the difficult part of their renewed cooperation is yet to begin when leaders sit down together to agree on candidate lists and a joint manifesto. Each party will seek to bolster its position within the bloc, especially the ODS, who will look to reaffirm their leading role.
- Czech markets are closed for the National Day, which is a public holiday. The local data docket this week is headlined by advance Q3 GDP data, due Wednesday.
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