According to him, it would also be unacceptable for the People’s Party for individual members of government parties to vote freely, so that marriage for all could pass through votes from the opposition. Above Jurečkový statement representatives of STAN and Pirates suspended.
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One of the variants of the post-election arrangement is the formation of a government with the participation of the Together coalition, which consists of the ODS and TOP 09 with the People’s Party, and the coalition of Pirates and STAN. It will depend on the outcome of the parliamentary elections, which take place in early October.
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The People’s Party will require an agreement for marriage for same-sex couples that it will not be approved with the support of government parties, according to Jureček’s statement.
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“I can’t imagine KDU-ČSL being in government and the government coalition majority declaring something like that,” he said.
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“At that moment, the governing coalition would end,” he added. The formation of a government could fail, he noted. According to him, this is a clear priority for the People’s Party, which they will insist on.
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He later clarified his statement on Twitter. “As people, we have our values, which we defend. They have the same in the second coalition, and we want to find common ground. It is more than our differences. After the years of Babiš’s reign, we must put the Czech Republic on its feet and straighten its back. That’s what’s going on here, “wrote Jurečka.
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I have to put something right here. As people, we have our values, which we defend. They have the same in the second coalition, and we want to find common ground.
It is more than our differences. After the years of Babiš’s reign, we must put the Czech Republic on its feet and straighten its back. That’s what’s going on here.– Marian Jurečka (@MJureka) September 17, 2021
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ODS chairman Petr Fiala stated that he always respected the free voting of each of the legislators in ethical matters.
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“I do not intend to change anything in this belief in the future. The Czech Republic has a chance to change, voters would not forgive us if we wasted it, “he wrote on twitter.
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In ethical matters, I have always respected the free voting of each of the legislators. I do not intend to change anything in this belief in the future.
The Czech Republic has a chance to change, voters would not forgive us if we wasted it.— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) September 17, 2021
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The government is at stake without a man who has been sucking up this state like no other in the last 30 years, STAN boss Vít Rakušan reacted to Twitter, alluding to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO).
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“For us, the priority is a coalition government with Together. We want to deal with state debt and rising prices, not who people should take. Therefore, I ask colleagues not to throw away our future, “he added.
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It is a government without a man who has sucked this state like no other in the last 30 years. For us, the priority is a coalition government with Together. We want to deal with state debt and rising prices, not who people should take. Therefore, I ask colleagues not to throw away our future. pic.twitter.com/ZuhPGrMfxG
– Vít Rakušan @ (@Vit_Rakusan) September 17, 2021
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Similarly, according to pirate MP Mikuláš Ferjenčík, the state should deal with debt and rising prices, not marriage of people
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“I believe that, in the end, even the People’s Party will prioritize a free future over clinging to the prejudices of the past. That must be the clear direction of the next democratic government, “Ferjenčík wrote on twitter.
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The enactment of marriage for same-sex couples passed the first reading in the Chamber of Deputies in April this year. At the same time, the Lower House supported the increase of marriage protection exclusively as a union of a man and a woman by constitutional enshrinement.
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However, the deputies will not have time to decide on the drafts before the elections; today the last regular session of the Chamber of Deputies ended.
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