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The chairman of ANO, Andrej Babiš, who was tasked by President Petr Pavel at the end of October with negotiating the formation of a new government, expects to present the president with a list of ministerial candidates no later than November 28. During a debate in Frýdek-Místek, he repeated that he will not publicly discuss solutions to his conflict of interest related to his ownership of the Agrofert conglomerate. He did not want to discuss the conflict of interest either with the citizens he came to thank for their support in the parliamentary elections, or later with journalists.

Representatives of the new ANO–SPD–Motorists coalition have already submitted a proposal under which politicians’ salaries, unlike judges’ salaries, would remain at this year’s level for the next five years. Their amendment was posted on the Chamber of Deputies website today before 3 p.m. The authors want the Chamber to approve it in a fast-track first reading so it can take effect at the beginning of next year. However, at least two clubs from the former governing coalition are expected to block this, which would likely prevent the amendment from being passed by the end of the year.

Ivo Lukačovič, owner of the largest Czech internet company Seznam.cz, will defend himself in court against claims by MP and ANO movement leader Andrej Babiš that he or his company owe 900 million CZK in withholding tax on dividends. He will seek an apology and compensation, which he intends to donate to charitable causes. Lukačovič stated this on the social network Lidé.cz.

A commemorative plaque honoring the military resistance was unveiled on Wednesday at the former police prison in the Small Fortress of Terezín. The ceremony was the final event organized by the Terezín Memorial to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War. The director of the organization, Jan Roubínek, emphasized the courage of the men who chose to resist at a time when it seemed all was lost, resisting a regime that was monstrous not only in its brutality but also in its ideology, which sought to crush freedom, humanity, and the right to life.