Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will not attend this year's November 17 commemoration on Prague's National Avenue. Instead of attending the memorial site, he will travel to Israel. His decision changes the traditional political lineup at the event, which commemorates the events of the Velvet Revolution and the beginning of democratic changes in Czechoslovakia. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Babiš's absence will be among the most notable changes at this year's commemoration. Národní třída (National Avenue) is the site every year where politicians, public figures and citizens commemorate November 17. This year, however, the prime minister has chosen a foreign trip and will not come to the memorial site in Prague.
The trip to Israel will take place at the same time as the Czech commemorative events. Babiš will thus be outside the Czech Republic during the anniversary commemoration. No further details about the program of his visit to Israel or the reasons that led to prioritizing the foreign trip are given.
The prime minister's absence comes at a time when the Czech political scene is undergoing changes and the public is also watching other decisions of the new government. The November 17 commemoration itself, however, will remain a separate civic and political event in Prague. Babiš's trip to Israel simply means that the prime minister will not personally attend this year's events on National Avenue.
Andrej Babiš will skip the November 17 commemoration, will travel to Israel
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O čom píše Česko: Praha bez Pirátov, primátorom Hlaváček. Babiš obchádza 17. november, ODS padá k desiatim percentám
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