Babis Silent Day After Massive Letná Protest; Coalition Partner Dismisses Rally as 'Opposition Event for Pavel'

PM Babis maintained silence the day after 250,000 protesters filled Letná. Coalition partner Macinka from Motorists for Themselves dismissed the demonstration as 'standard opposition rhetoric' and an 'event for opposition and its leader Pavel.' The dismissive response risks further alienating moderate voters as polling shows ANO's coalition partners Motorists and TOP 09 sliding below the parliamentary threshold. Czech media notes the government's strategy of ignoring rather than engaging the largest protest movement since 2019.