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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)

Senator Adéla Sucharda Šípová, who was unable to defend her mandate in the Senate elections, warns against the unbalanced representation of women in politics, pointing out that only one woman was elected in the elections to the Senate, where men make up eighty percent. #Senát #ŽenyVePolitice #Piráti (translated)

The Pirates lost their mandate in the Senate elections in the Kladno region when the incumbent senator Sucharda Šípová lost to ODS candidate Petr Paták, with party chairman Zdeněk Hřib thanking her for her work during her term and emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong representation of the democratic opposition in the upper chamber. #senátnívolby #Kladensko #Piráti (translated)

"When you, as a party, are stronger in big cities and nationally you're doing worse than four years ago, it must reflect in the elections in those cities," according to political scientist Lubomír Kopeček from Masaryk University in Brno, it has generally been shown that the party's national preferences are declining. #Piráti #komunálnívolby #politika (translated)

"We lost in Prague, Pilsen, or Ostrava, but we doubled in České Budějovice, strengthened in Karlovy Vary, Ústí nad Labem, Jihlava, or Přerov," said the first deputy chairman of the party and MP Martin Šmída. According to him, the situation is not black and white. #Piráti #komunálnívolby #politika (translated)

Pirates are protesting against the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, which will allow companies from Agrofert to obtain subsidies for insurance, while small and medium-sized farmers already have the opportunity to receive similar subsidies. #zemědělství #Agrofert #podpora (translated)

"Parties are guaranteed a basic influx of money for operation from the state. However, these amounts have not been indexed for a long time," Gregor pointed out. "State contributions are supposed to reduce the parties' dependence on donors." #Piráti #fundraising #komunálnívolby (translated)

"Our fundamental problem is that we don't have as much money for the campaign as other parties. That's why we are now launching a new fundraising project where people can subscribe to a better Czech Republic by sending a small donation every month," said Hřib after the electoral failure to Novinky. #Piráti #fundraising #komunálnívolby (translated)

The pirates have launched a new fundraising project called "Hundred for Czechia", in which they invite people to make regular monthly donations, similar to having a subscription to Netflix, to ensure funding for the party's campaign after their failure in the municipal elections. #Piráti #fundraising #komunálnívolby (translated)

Ivan Bartoš stated that the Pirates won a dispute with Čepro, which he claimed had long refused to disclose how many contracts were awarded to Agrofert without a tender. He described the amount as extraordinarily high and asserted that this was precisely why Čepro kept it secret. He mentioned a figure of 19 billion for Andrej Babiš and claimed that the contracts without a tender were covered by the antimonopoly office and were not addressed by the then minister from ODS, Zbyněk Stanjura. Bartoš wrote that Stanjura rejected the request for a tender and that the planned change at the antimonopoly office, as well as the new law he prepared with experts, met with resistance from Martin Kupka, Stanjura, and Pavel Blažek. He also mentioned Petr Mlsna, Petr Nečas, Petr Fiala, Martin Kuba, Petr Bendl, and Tomáš Chalupa and claimed that the head of the antimonopoly office was appointed without a proper tender by Andrej Babiš and Miloš Zeman. In conclusion, he recommended the show "Noty od Mlsny" and jokingly suggested eating a piece of black coal before watching it. https://t.co/0YQzdjtzQu #politika #AntimonopolníÚřad #soutěžení (translated)

Janusz Konieczny stated that the Pirates won a dispute with the state-owned company Čepro over information about contracts awarded without competition to Agrofert. After his dismissal, Čepro reportedly published that their total volume amounted to 19 billion crowns. Konieczny claimed that the goal is to compel the company to compete for contracts like other institutions do. Konieczny stated that Čepro based its approach on the opinion of the former vice-chairwoman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), who, according to him, left after serious information about suspicions of manipulation in favor of representatives of the ANO movement was made public. He said that the company began awarding contracts to Agrofert without competition in 2017, when Andrej Babiš became prime minister. He added that Čepro could have competed for contracts just as it did before that year. Referring to an article by Seznam Zpráv from reporter Lukáš Valášek, Konieczny wrote that the approach during the first Babiš government did not change under the cabinet of Petr Fiala. According to email correspondence cited in the article, the Ministry for Regional Development, led by Ivan Bartoš, wanted to raise the matter, but the Ministry of Finance, headed by Zbyněk Stanjura, rejected the proposal. Konieczny added that he considered the dispute a won battle, not the end of the matter, and that Čepro must start competing for contracts. He also mentioned the work of Datlab and Jiří Skuhrovce and thanked Ivan Bartoš for his involvement. #Piráti #Česko #transparentnost (translated)

Ivan Bartoš was asked by Půra whether he criticizes the Pirates for the payments to councilors, which he believes are also received by politicians from other parties. He also reminded that some Pirates had worked for the party for ten years in civilian jobs before being elected, and that some earned more in their civilian jobs than in politics. Bartoš stated that the Pirate campaigns are not sponsored by people connected to China and Russia, Czech mafia, or fossil oligarchs. He also criticized Půra and DataRun for being paid to set the agenda, and labeled his interest as curable. Půra was also referred to as a "hybrid journalist." He added that it was fundraising for a transparent account intended for professional work and its marketing. According to Bartoš, Půr could have simply said that they should not count on him. #politika #Piráti #transparency (translated)