Czech Television will offer viewers a broad information service in the run-up to the European Parliament elections. The programs of ČT1 and ČT24 will bring pre-election debates of the leaders of the strongest female candidates, a pan-European debate with the leading candidates of the main European political forces or also thematic interviews in the studio. The pre-election service will conclude with a final debate with representatives of political parties and movements represented in the Chamber of Deputies on the relationship between national and European politics.
“Czech Television news is traditionally a highly sought-after source of pre-election service and election results themselves. We believe that this year will be no different thanks to the upcoming large-scale broadcast. In order to support the trust that viewers place in us, we are issuing clear rules on how our broadcast will be structured before the elections and what procedures we will follow,” said Petr Mrzena, Director of News and Publicity.
Czech Television broadcasts a total of three pre-election debates with representatives of the strongest female candidates based on research on electoral potential. Debates on topics such as the future, threats, price increases and climate challenges will be broadcast by ČT24 on May 16, 23 and 30, always starting shortly after 8 p.m.
ČT24 will offer a final debate with the chairmen and representatives of political parties and movements represented in the Chamber of Deputies on the relationship between national and European politics on June 6 from 8:00 p.m.
The news of Czech Television also broadcasts a debate with the leading candidates of the main European political forces organized by the European Broadcasting Union. The discussion will be co-moderated by the deputy editor-in-chief Martin Řezníček, who also holds the post of vice-chairman of the EBU news committee.
From May 13 to May 31, the continuous broadcast of ČT24 will offer individual interviews with the leaders of all candidate entities. In three special editions of the Politické spektrum program, representatives of female candidates who are not nominated for the evening debates on ČT24 will also be given space.
Czech TV programs will also offer their service on the day the polling stations close, i.e. June 9. The election studio will bring monitoring of the progress of counting election results or evaluation with political scientists and experts.
