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"We must not underestimate the cities where we should maintain a strong position, such as Karlovy Vary, Zlín, and Ostrava. We must not underestimate that we had somewhat worse scores there," said Havlíček, for example, in the latest episode of the podcast ANO Sorry like. #Volby2023 #ANO #MoravskoslezskýKraj (translated)

Tomáš Macura described the intention to build a lookout tower in Radvanice as a nonsensical project that, according to him, is being promoted by the mayors of the districts associated under the name Mayors for Ostrava. He claimed that such projects deprive the city of resources for strategic initiatives of metropolitan significance and that the main motivation of the mayors is to secure as large a portion of the city budget for their own purposes. In this context, he pointed out that the leader of the association is Aleš Boháč and urged readers to guess which district he comes from. #Ostrava #politika #rozpočet (translated)

The behavior of the local STAN organization in Ostrava is truly strange, because solutions were proposed that would mean a better response to the election results for Ostrava, without the ANO movement. And it seems that the local STAN branch has taken exactly the opposite route, said the chairman of the Civic Democrats to Aktuálně.cz. #Ostrava #koalice #volby (translated)

Post-election negotiations in Ostrava show that the leader of the Ostrava Mayors, Aleš Boháč, was aiming for an agreement with the ANO movement from the beginning. "Post-election negotiations in Ostrava show that the leader of the Ostrava Mayors, Aleš Boháč, was aiming for an agreement with the ANO movement from the beginning. There is proven and apparent close coordination between STAN and ANO and the transfer of information between negotiation teams," said the current Ostrava mayor Jan Dohnal (ODS) in a statement. #Ostrava #koalice #volby (translated)

The agreement between the ANO and STAN candidates to form a coalition in Ostrava has sparked dissatisfaction in Prague and has led to distrust among opposition parties, particularly the ODS, which expected a different outcome after the municipal elections. #Ostrava #koalice #volby (translated)

In the senatorial duel of district 72 Ostrava-city, Ondřej Šimetka (ODS), who obtained 46.74% of the votes in the first round, will face Lucie Baránková Vilamová (ANO), who finished second with 30.61%, with the second round of elections taking place on October 16 and 17, 2026. #Volby2026 #Ostrava #SenátníDuel (translated)

In Ostrava, the post-election situation is developing, where Mayor Jan Dohnal has accused the leader of the Mayors, Aleš Boháč, of secret collaboration with the ANO movement, while the Mayors express disappointment over this conduct and emphasize the necessity of cooperation with ANO due to the election results. #Ostrava #koalice #povolebníJednání (translated)

The ANO movement has joined forces with the Mayors for Ostrava to create a bloc for coalition negotiations, with the current mayor Jan Dohnal rejecting the offer for the position of mayor and accusing the leader of the Mayors, Aleš Boháč, of lying and unfair negotiations. #Ostrava #koalice #politika (translated)

Young leader of the Ostrava ANO, Richard Vereš, emphasizes that the role of the ANO movement in Ostrava cannot be ignored and points out the ongoing coalition negotiations that could lead to his election as the youngest mayor of the city. #Ostrava #komunálnívolby #hnutíANO (translated)

Radim Ivan stated that local STAN accounts accused him of lying after he wrote that the Ostrava STAN supported the ANO candidate for the Senate, Ondřej Šimetka, by ceding advertising space. According to him, he did not contest the official support of STAN, but criticized that on spaces that previously belonged to the Christian Democrats who are running independently in Poruba, Šimetka now hangs. Ivan wrote that he received no offer of advertising space or expression of support for the opposition candidate from either the Ostrava STAN or its leader Boháč. He claimed he was told that there was no option other than cooperation with ANO. According to him, STAN had repeatedly pointed this out to Boháč and others and is still waiting for a statement from the regional chairwoman of STAN, Šebelová. He added that if a coalition were formed in the city without ANO, there would be a 99% probability he would lose his position as deputy mayor because, in the southern district, such a coalition is apparently not possible. He marked the situation in Havířov as another problem for which their party rightly faces criticism; he stated they want to address it at the level of regional leadership and that he asked Christian Democratic leader Jan Grolich to also engage with it. He identified the main goal as shifting the Ostrava agglomeration towards a modern European metropolis. According to him, coalitions of parties that are now in opposition could have arisen in Opava, Frýdek-Místek, Ostrava, and Havířov, thus balancing the relationships in the region. Instead, he says there is a danger of further fragmentation and prioritization of partial interests. #politika #Ostrava #koalice (translated)

Ondřej Šimíček wrote that cooperation of ANO with other parties is common at the municipal level and in some cities or municipalities may be the only option. According to him, not every such cooperation can therefore be labeled as bad. However, he marked Ostrava as an exception and a stronghold of Andrej Babiš. He claimed that there exists a comfortable majority without ANO, which the vast majority of voters for Mayors for Ostrava and Mayors and Independents counted on. The leader of Mayors for Ostrava, Boháč, according to Šimíček, rejected this option because he personally considered the partnership with ANO to be better—not because of the opinions of voters, members, or other mayors. Šimíček wrote that the personal interests of one person thwarted the possibility of forming a coalition in Ostrava without ANO, and according to him, the responsibility for this lies with Boháč regardless of the final outcome. #Ostrava #koalice #politika (translated)

Dominik Kolder accused the STAN movement in Ostrava of betraying its voters and asked Vít Rakušan if he didn't mind that STAN openly supports the ANO candidate for the Senate in Poruba. According to Kolder, members of the movement refused to negotiate with his group in the central district, and STAN could be tempted into a coalition with ANO and SPD in Poruba, which he described as one of the largest districts in Ostrava. #Ostrava #politika #volby (translated)

Brabčák stated that as a participant in all the negotiations, he could confirm that the coalition was falling apart in Ostrava on a non-governmental basis, because the local STAN was, in his opinion, striving for a coalition with ANO at any cost. #Ostrava #koalice #politika (translated)

Tomáš Macura wrote that Jan Dohnal has experienced for himself that Aleš Boháč, the leader of the Mayors for Ostrava, is a liar and an untrustworthy person. He stated that he had previously warned the mayor and Michaela Šebelová from the leadership of STAN about Boháč's behavior. He called it a disgrace that those responsible allowed Boháč to lead their joint candidate list in Ostrava. #Ostrava #politika #důvěra (translated)