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Parliament Holds Extraordinary Session On Leaked Babis Emails

CZECHIA
  • The Chamber of Deputies will hold an extraordinary debate on leaked emails in which opposition leader Andrej Babis asked his aides to collect personal information about Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, which the governing coalition says created a "national security risk." Babis and his party ANO insist that the emails did not contain evidence of any wrongdoing and are planning to use the debate to attack the government for its handling of various social and economic challenges. In addition, Babis sought to dismiss accusations of being a "security risk" and reaffirm his credentials as a moderate politician by writing an op-ed for Mlada fronta DNES. In the article released before the extraordinary parliamentary session, Babis called for the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, including Crimea, and said that any debate on the withdrawal from NATO or the EU is unacceptable for his party. ANO remains the clear front-runner in all opinion polls, albeit it would likely need a coalition partner to control a majority of seats in parliament, if an election was held today.
  • Czechia's economic docket is empty today, with market participants awaiting the CNB's rate decision, due tomorrow. Click here to see our preview.
  • Looking further afield, Czechia will host a summit of Visegrad Four Foreign Ministers on Thursday, with familiar tensions over Ukraine/Russia expected to resurface.

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