Union leader and presidential candidate Josef Středula considered working in the eight-degree cold, on Saturdays and Sundays for 16,000 crowns, inadequate under 21st century conditions. “Andrej Babiš is the owner of a company that offers such a place, so I see a strong contradiction in what he says and how he actually behaves,” he claims. According to him, all three presidents had a few flies, but Miloš Zeman flew the most in his second term.
Interview with presidential candidate – Josef Středula | Video: Linda Bartosová
In an interview with Linda Bartošová, Středula also spoke about the future of leftists in the Czech Republic. According to him, populist entities have done him a disservice, he does not see himself as the current future leftist leader, he still believes in winning the presidential election despite the unfavorable opinion poll results.
At the same time, he feels the support of young people, according to him, it is they who are in an exceptional situation where they are worried whether they will have money for housing. He also responded to parts of his campaign, in which he promised voters, among other things, the right to the Internet or health.
The interview with Josef Středula took place shortly before Seznam Zprávy drew attention to his role in the Metrostav construction company case. The company asked President Miloš Zeman through the union for clemency in the corruption case directly to the Středul council, he wrote servers.
Main topics of conversation:
00:20-05:35 On why he thinks the trade union demonstration in Wenceslas Square was a success despite the low turnout.
5:35-10:35 Why, as “the only authentic left-wing candidate,” as he likes to call it, he was unable to attract more voters. According to him, why is Andrej Babiš not a left-wing candidate?
10:35-13:10 According to him, the president does not need to lose touch with ordinary people, even though he will be given many luxuries and conveniences in office. How he will carry out his office is about the personality of the president and not about the material things around him.
1:10pm-2:40pm Why doesn’t he like being placed in an ideological box and good ideas are more important to him?
2:40pm-4:20pm How he views the modern left. And why is it not represented in the DPR?
4:20pm-9:30pm Does he want to become the leader of the Czech left in the future? Didn’t he ignore the youth in the campaign?
9:20pm-10:00pm About the right to the Internet or the right to health.
24:00-27:10 About Miloš Zeman’s visit to the Castle. What is the relationship between Josef Středula and Vratislav Mynář?
27:10 How did he perceive the significant financial injection of five million crowns from businessman Richard Benýšek?
28:25 Answers to poll questions: Who is the worst president? Where does he see the country in 10 years?
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