Fair and square: The government gained trust. Turk is the program point number one

Whoever was hoping for calm in the House, probably hasn't been following the events. Right at the beginning of the life of the new House, sleeves started to be rolled up. The former chairman of the Pirates wanted to pull the current chairman of ANO by the collar in a symbolic sense because he "fooled" the young members of the Pirate parliamentary club (only 3 out of 18 deputies for the Pirates are women) in the legendary parliamentary buffet.

"For interest, presumably the most emotional moment of today in the House. During the speech of the Pirate deputy Ivan Bartoš, ANO deputy Ondřej Babka "rushed" to him from the deputy's bench, fortunately, there was no physical contact. But it was very close," wrote to the video on the social network X journalist, known for his restless camera, Radek Bartoníček.

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In addition to Babis's fighters with Bartos, who have known each other from the Chamber throughout their long political careers, the young deputies and even 31-year-old Babka are attracting attention.

Filip Turek, rookie number one

However, the rookie number one in the Chamber is Filip Turek, who is indeed not affiliated to any political party, but is also the president of the Motorists. This unique combination indicates his truly unique position in the party.

His exceptional role not only for the party, but for the entire government, was confirmed immediately after gaining confidence for Babiš's cabinet. Especially in the speeches of the Minister of Finance Alena Schillerová (ANO) it seemed that the first thing the cabinet will deal with will be the abolition of increased contributions for entrepreneurs.

The cabinet led by the right-wing ODS "taxed" entrepreneurs' profits increased, the left-populist movement wants to abolish it as soon as possible. It almost looks like the observer can no longer distinguish left from right.

Taxation of the Czech business sector is relatively low in international comparison, but the ANO movement plans to increase the budget deficit, so this act is definitely a way to the desired goal. However, this intention has been sidelined because coalition deputies are about to vote on a motoring resolution towards the president's obligation to appoint ministers. The endless struggle for a seat for Turk obviously takes precedence.

The consensus is that the president must appoint ministers, because the state cannot function without these executive leaders for a second. At the same time, it is unknown whether the president can also not appoint. This is not explicitly stated in the Constitution. President Pavel Turka did not appoint and that's it. If someone doesn't like it, they should file a competence lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, he sent a message.

However, motorists choose an alternative solution. They had Turka made a representative who, although he cannot officially do anything at the Ministry of Environment, that's not a problem. The agreement between Motorists and their non-partisan president did not rely on him doing anything.

If it were a matter of performance, Turek could become the political deputy of the current double-minister Petr Macinka, who can realistically represent him everywhere the minister designates, including at the EU Councils. However, Filip Turek has earned himself a well-paid position in the European Parliament and he basked in its warmth. While there are a total of 720 MEPs, only 21 for the Czech Republic, and lastly, they also have multiple times higher salaries than Czech Parliament representatives.

The Turk is worth his weight in gold, and it has to be paid with well-paid functions

The Turk also hesitated with his nomination to the national Parliament, accepting it only after persuasion. We don't know exactly, but the Motorists expected to participate in Babiš's government in case of success. The promise of a ministerial post was certainly one of the attractions to abandon Strasbourg-Brussels politics. The combination of ministerial and parliamentary roles is already comparable to the profit from the European Parliament.

In the case of the post of political deputy, Turek would be in for a rough ride. He would have his own driver, but Turek quite likes to drive. When a commissioner is added to this, it becomes bearable. He will only be a commissioner on contract work, because a deputy should not have an employment contract as a civil servant, but that can be talked around, he only plays the pseudo-minister as a part-time job to boost his earnings.

The Prime Minister has already let himself be heard, saying he does not want to hear the word 'Turek' anymore. No wonder. He probably wanted to deal with other things, be it with the president or in the House. Why should a childish kart racer with admiration for Nazism always have to be mollycoddled? Math will answer.

The first post-election survey has just been released. Motorists lost a bit in it and would get an unflattering 4.9% of votes. Voters probably do not like all that fuss. Simple addition shows that the current coalition would have 41.4% without them and the parties of the former five-coalition would gain 42.8%.

Motorists do not deny that about a third of their votes are fans of influencer Filip Turek. They knew long ago that without his engagement in the elections, the party would have a hard time overcoming the five percent mark and the entire current government would have to yield to the united front of the current opposition, even with the dominance of the ANO movement. Filip Turek has the weight of parliamentary percentage points for the coalition, worth its weight in gold, which has to be paid for with positions, regardless of Petr Pavel's ideas about democratic values anchored in the Constitution.

Sources: author's text, commentary, Aktualne.cz, Cerge-ai, Novinky.cz, Europarl.europa.eu