Departing ODS senator endorses rival candidate in Senate runoff
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A significant political development has emerged in the Senate elections, with departing Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Senator Lumír Aschenbrenner endorsing ANO candidate Lucia Kantorová over his own party's candidate, Karel Řehka. This move has reportedly caused a shock within the ODS, as it directly contradicts the party's efforts to prevent ANO from gaining a Senate majority.
In local politics, a young politician in Pardubice has successfully halted a coalition agreement between STAN and ANO, stating her decision was based on clear directives from voters. Meanwhile, in Vsetín, long-time political figure Jiří Čunek, a Senator from KDU-ČSL, did not defend his mayoral seat in the recent municipal elections and has announced he will not seek any leadership position in the city.
Other domestic news includes the Chamber of Deputies supporting an extraordinary tax on refineries in its initial round and revisiting a bill on state employee regulations that President Petr Pavel previously vetoed. Public discussion also continues around wind energy, with reports indicating that while people generally desire wind turbines, opponents are actively mobilizing for referendums on the matter.