Expert: Babiš can't risk tag of loser from presidential election
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- 17 Oct 2022
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With 100 days until Czechs elect a new president, the bookmakers have Petr Pavel as favourite. Andrej Babiš had been expected to go head to head with the ex-army man, though it is not clear whether he will run. Meanwhile the governing Together alliance have just recommended their voters back Pavel, Danuše Nerudová or Pavel Fischer. I discussed the election with political scientist Miloš Gregor.
“The approach of the Together coalition is quite understandable, since there are already plenty of candidates on this part of the political spectrum: Petr Pavel, Danuše Nerudová, Fischer and so on.
“There are plenty of candidates who are suitable for the preferences of Together voters.
“If they nominated their own candidate, the candidate probably would have no chance to win the election.
“And another point is that support for the so-called ‘pro-democratic’ candidate could be atomized.”
But given that Petr Pavel is so far ahead in the polls of the other names mentioned by the together alliance, is this effectively an endorsement of him?
“Yes and no at the same time [laughs].
“Of course Petr Pavel is doing the best in the polls, from the candidates mentioned by the Together coalition.
“However, if the coalition supported Petr Pavel directly it could be perceived as some disadvantage for him, because the Together coalition is a government is not so popular right now.
“So probably that’s why Together decided to support these three candidates indirectly.” Read More...
