The mayors completed fifth within the European elections with a acquire of lower than 9 %. Their chief Danuše Nerudová says in an interview for Aktuálně.cz that she is disillusioned by the nice success of Filip Turk and his Oath and Motorists to Himself. “I confronted his assaults on social networks for 3 quarters of the 12 months, I used to be additionally bullied by his followers,” she claims.
Mayors had excessive potential earlier than the European elections. The place did the individuals who thought-regarding you go? Why might not you persuade them?
Mayors are a celebration that has a long-term low voter base. The entire struggle was framed as a struggle between ANO and the Spolu coalition, and naturally we’ve a big overlap of voters there.
Do you have got any regrets concerning the marketing campaign?
Look, twelve hours following the outcomes have been introduced, I can not let you know right here. We’ll consider every thing throughout the social gathering, there will certainly be time for some self-reflection.
And what do you say regarding the results of Oath and Motorists to one another? Filip Turek led them to greater than ten %, and a few political scientists declare that it was you and the Mayors who helped him obtain such success.
Quite the opposite, we have been the one ones who had the braveness to face it. It was clear that there was a really sturdy motion rising right here, and we have been the one ones who had the braveness to shine a light-weight on it and present what their chief’s historical past was and how much individual he was. I confronted his assaults on social networks for 3 quarters of a 12 months, I used to be additionally bullied by his followers.
Is his outcome disappointing for you?
A giant disappointment. We have been the one ones who identified the dangers concerned in his election. If others had joined us, possibly it might have turned out in another way. To me, this can be a unhappy image of right now’s occasions, and I hope that everybody will quickly understand that one thing must be executed regarding it earlier than the parliamentary elections.
Populism and extremism are on the rise in Europe. In spite of everything, we see it in all the outcomes of the elections to the European Parliament and in different international locations. In the present day’s world is extraordinarily complicated, and people who provide easy options that don’t result in the aim are at all times pulling the lengthy rope.
We’re considered one of two purely pro-European liberal events, and we constructed on that all through the marketing campaign. Not as soon as did we discuss concerning the evil Brussels and we didn’t trample on European values, however created them. We let individuals know that Europe is us – and that’s at all times extra sophisticated, following all.
Why is it extra sophisticated?
It is at all times simpler to shout that I’ll cancel one thing, that I do not need one thing, and that somebody did it flawed. While you need to create values and subsequently domesticate them in society, it isn’t really easy and it takes time. We within the social gathering will do our greatest to proceed to advertise the liberal values we’ve.
You expressed an curiosity in turning into a European Commissioner. The pinnacle of the STAN motion and Minister of the Inside Vít Rakušan confirmed yesterday within the election workers that he would assist you. Will you continue to be pursuing this submit?
The outcomes have been introduced yesterday, the board is assembly within the subsequent few days, negotiations will happen and I do not need to speculate forward of time. We’ll see how the scenario develops.
Will you be a part of the biggest populist faction within the European Parliament? You stated you’ll determine following the election.
Sure, tomorrow we fly to Brussels and we are going to negotiate which faction we will likely be a part of. However what we stated earlier than is true. It’s a massive drawback for us to be in the identical faction with ANO, as a result of we’ve utterly completely different values and attitudes. That is merely a limiting issue.
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