Thousands attend Milion Chvilek demonstration against formation of government

Thousands of people arrived on Monday afternoon at a demonstration organized by the Milion Chvilek association against the formation of an ANO‑SPD‑Motorists government at Prague’s Old Town Square, where the area quickly filled shortly after the protest began. Many demonstrators were holding flags of Czechia, the European Union, Ukraine, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The organizers of the event, titled Czechia Is Not for Sale, are protesting against the emerging government, which they say is built on a mafia-like principle. Even before the demonstration began, they screened a video about Milion Chvilek. During a clip of a 2021 pre-election spot by the likely future Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), loud boos were heard.