Czechia: Thousands march in support of public media funding
Key takeaways
- Prime Minister Andrej Babis' government has been accused of seeking to take control over Czech public media.
- Populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis' three-party governing coalition, which includes his ANO party and right-wing and far-right parties, has been accused of seeking to take control of the country's media.
- Critics of Babis have compared his moves to those of populist governments in Slovakia under Prime Minister Robert Fico and in Hungary under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Prime Minister Andrej Babis' government has been accused of seeking to take control over Czech public media. The plan would leave broadcasters with a 15% funding cut and no guarantees of continued future funding.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fo TAProtesters ended their march at the public broadcaster's headquarters in Prague Image: Ondrej Deml/CTK/picture alliance Advertisement Thousands in the Czech Republic's capital, Prague, took to the streets on Sunday to reject a plan by the Czech government to overhaul funding for public broadcasters.
Populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis' three-party governing coalition, which includes his ANO party and right-wing and far-right parties, has been accused of seeking to take control of the country's media.