During Tuesday’s joint press conference of Pirate leader Ivan Bartoš and Mayor leader Vít Rakušan, an inconspicuous sentence fell in the flood of statements. “We have a coalition agreement with the Mayors, which talks about equal representation. There were no further debates about the ministries at the moment, “said Ivan Bartoš at the beginning.
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Until now, there has been speculation that of the six ministries that are emerging for the coalition, four seats should be filled by stronger Mayors. And there would be two seats left for the Pirates, whose parliamentary group suddenly shrank to only four deputies.
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But as the Pirates’ appearance suggests, the party would like three ministries. According to the List of News, this was the content of a large discussion at Sunday’s meeting of the Pirate Party leaders, which lasted until the night.
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The pirates refer to the coalition agreement and the view that both parties in the coalition should have equal representation in the government.
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Olga Richterová, the party’s first vice-president, answered the question whether equal representation means the same number of ministries as follows: “Yes, fair representation. We were elected by 830 thousand voters and about one-fifth circled. They elected us to represent them. “
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Richter added that when the candidates were assembled, the STAN movement was satisfied with how the original mix was arranged. At that time, the Mayors were still paying for the weaker side.
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Richter herself, however, immediately adds that the party’s negotiations are still awaited and it depends on whether they can reach an overall agreement. The party’s chief, Ivan Bartoš, did not deny that the Pirates would demand three ministries. “We do not yet know what he will come up with TOGETHER…,” he wrote only and no longer responded to the supplementary questions.
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At the same time, it doesn’t matter so much to Together – according to previous reports, it seems that the coalition of Pirates and Mayors simply falls to six ministries, and how they divide them among themselves is up to them. During yesterday’s Interview Č24, the candidate for the premiere of the Together coalition Petr Fiala indicated that he would not interfere in the division of their ministries. The Mayor’s Response List is being tracked.
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However, pirates can only use a bold staffing request as a hammer in negotiations – so that, for example, they can pursue more important ministries in exchange for a smaller number of ministers.
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The priority for them should be the authorities related to the long-term program of Pirates. On Sunday, the ministries of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, which should be attended by Olga Richterová, most often spoke at the meeting of pirate leaders.
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There was also talk of the Ministry of Regional Development for Ivan Bartoš or the Ministries of Justice and the Environment. The Ministries of Economics also mentioned the Ministry of Industry and Trade, mainly due to the solution of the energy future and the core. The possibility of setting up a “minister” for digitization or a function to prepare for the European Presidency also remains an issue.
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