Michal Sirový wrote that the greatest impact of the municipal and Senate elections on national politics will be determined more by how the media reports on them than by the results themselves. According to him, the media has established an image of a total defeat for ANO, a success for Grolich, and STAN as the leader of the opposition. According to Sirový, ANO did not win; however, he labeled its decline as an expected result of elections amidst a term, not as a "slaughter." He stated that Grolich achieved an excellent result and advanced from the first round, but benefited from not having competition from the rest of the opposition in his Senate district. Sirový also reminded that Grolich led the party with a three percent support. He described the strengthening of STAN in municipalities and the defense of its positions in the Senate as the most interesting real story. According to him, the party surpassed ODS in both results and public perception, becoming the leader of the opposition. Sirový compared this to the previous four-year period when the Pirates and ODS vied for this position. The impact of this change, he believes, will be shown by time. Sirový also mentioned that he is curious whether Andrej Babiš will respond to this image with greater changes that could also lead to mistakes, or if he will realize that, in his opinion, he lost primarily in media headlines, not in the elections. #volby #politika #ČeskáRepublika (translated)




