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The ANO movement would win the parliamentary elections, if held at the turn of February and March, with 35.6% of the vote, occupying ninety-three seats in the two-hundred-member Chamber of Deputies, according to the results of the STEM agency's election model for CNN Prima News television published today. This is the best result for ANO since the beginning of this year, close to a parliamentary majority. ANO has significant support among citizens without a high-school diploma and people over 60. However, it does not fall flat with any socio-demographic group, the survey found, and the opposition movement can also enjoy a wide-spread voter base across all regions of the country.

17.1% of voters would now vote for the ruling coalition, Spolu, which comprises the Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats and TOP 09 parties.  According to the model, the Mayors and Independents, the Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD), the Pirates and the Stačilo! coalition would also enter the Chamber of Deputies. The Motorists would not be represented.

The Mayors and Independents would finish third in the election, with 10.9% of voters voting for them. The SPD would receive 7.5% of the vote, which is the weakest result for the party since the beginning of this year. The research for the election model was conducted from February 14th to March 4th. 1,579 respondents participated. The expected voter turnout is 58%.

There is no plan to reintroduce compulsory military service to Czechia, Defence Minister Jana Černochová said on Sunday on Nova TV. "No one is proposing it. At the moment, it is about trying to recruit as many professional soldiers and active reserve members into the army as possible," the minister said. According to the deputy chairman of the parliamentary defence committee, Pavel Růžička, the opposition ANO movement would also be against such a move.

The topic of compulsory three-month military service was recently raised by the non-parliamentary Motorists group. Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka also reiterated in February that there are currently fewer than 24,000 soldiers in the army. Strategic army documents aim for 30,000 by 2030. However, Ms. Černochová also said on Sunday on Nova TV that the war in Ukraine shows that the army should focus more on air defence and the acquisition of various unmanned vehicles.

Firefighters in Hustopeče nad Bečvou in the Přerov region, where tankers with toxic benzene crashed last week, are continuing to clean those tankers with benzene residues. Five out of twelve damaged tankers are still to be cleaned with steam, regional fire department spokeswoman Lucie Balážová told ČTK.

Preparations are also underway to remove wrecked wagons from the tracks, and firefighters from the Railway Administration completed dismantling the traction line on Saturday. A time for removing the wrecked railway tankers has not yet been set, railway fire department spokesman Martin Kavka said on Sunday. Last Monday, Environment Minister Petr Hladík reassured the public that there is no air contamination, and the site will be fully decontaminated.

Sunday’s weather will be mostly cloudy. Cloud cover will decrease from partly clear to almost clear. The highest temperatures will be from 16 to 21 °C, and in the mountains around 12 °C.