| 2019 Czechoslovak protests | |||
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 Anti-government protests in Letná plain, 23 June 2019. | |||
| Date | 23 June - 12 July 2019 | ||
| Location | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Causes | Democratic backsliding | ||
| Goals | Government resignation | ||
| Methods | Demonstrations | ||
| Result | Protester victory
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The 2019 Czechoslovak protests began on 23 June 2019 due to dissatisfaction with the government of Andrej Babiš.
In the federal elections in 2017, Andrej Babiš won for the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party and took office in January 2018. In mid-2018, some journalists complained about censorship by Babiš' government. The protests began on 23 June in Prague and further spread to other cities. Babiš was initially against the resignation, but on 12 July he announced his resignation, ending the protests.
After the resignation of Andrej Babiš, Jiří Rusnok took office as acting Prime Minister, and a snap election was held in November, in which Zuzana Čaputová won for the Agrarian Party.
Background[]
In 1980, Andrej Babiš joined the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party. On 11 May 2011, it was announced that Jiří Dienstbier Jr. would no longer be the leader of the party and that Babiš would become the new leader. In October 2016, Babiš announced his intention to run as a candidate of the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party for the post of Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia in the 2017 federal elections. Federal elections were held on 24 and 25 November, in which Babiš eventually won and took office on 20 January 2018.
In mid 2018, some journalists started to complain about censorship by Babiš' government, even though Babiš previously said he supported freedom of speech. (WIP)
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