Opposition fails to push through vote on salary freeze for politicians

A heated debate over politicians’ salaries in the Czech Chamber of Deputies stretched into the night hours on Thursday but the chamber failed to vote on a proposal by the opposition to freeze politicians salaries for five years at a time of austerity measures and tax hikes. The governing parties, which have supported a 6.9 increase in politicians‘ salaries in 2025, argued that the hike corresponds to the growth in average wages and accused the opposition of trying to rake up points ahead of next year’s general elections.