Czechs rally to demand resignation of pro-Western government - Yahoo News

PRAGUE (AP) — Tens of thousands of Czechs utilized a nationalist vacation Friday to rally successful the superior against the pro-Western authorities and its enactment for Ukraine’s combat against the Russian invasion.

The rally follows 2 others astatine Prague’s cardinal Wenceslas Square and was smaller than the 70,000 who gathered for the aforesaid reasons connected Sept. 3, according to constabulary estimates.

Held nether the slogan “The Czech Republic first,” a notation to erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump’s nationalist platform, the protestation agreed the acold close with the acold near and assorted fringe groups. Its organizers are known for pro-Russian views and absorption to COVID-19 vaccines.

With soaring energy, nutrient and lodging prices hitting the country, the protesters were demanding the resignation of the conjugation authorities led by blimpish Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

“Resign!” they chanted portion waving the nationalist flags.

The protesters person repeatedly condemned the authorities for its enactment of Ukraine and the European Union sanctions against Russia, opposed Czech rank successful the EU, NATO and different planetary organizations specified arsenic the United Nations and the World Health Organization, .

“Russia’s not our enemy, the authorities of warmongers is the enemy,” 1 talker said.

A smaller rally was held successful the country's second-largest metropolis of Brno.

The authorities has dismissed those demands.

“We cognize who’s our person and who’s bleeding for our freedom,” Interior Minister Vit Rakusan tweeted. “And we besides cognize who’s our enemy.”

Czechia has been a staunch protagonist of Ukraine, donated dense weapons to the Ukrainian service and fixed astir 450,000 visas to Ukrainian refugees that springiness them entree to wellness care, fiscal help, enactment permits and different benefits.

Fiala and respective ministers were readying to question to Kyiv connected Monday for a associated gathering of the Czech and Ukrainian governments.

“We intensively enactment the justified combat of the Ukrainian radical against the Russian aggression,” Fiala said Saturday.

Although the country's populist absorption made immoderate gains successful the municipal predetermination past month, the 5 ruling conjugation parties won large successful the ballot earlier this period for one-third of the seats successful Parliament’s precocious house, the Senate.