Michael Škvrňák
@skvrnami.bsky.social
east european data plumber // Czech Academy of Sciences & PAQ Research
This is it. All Poles look the same, lol.
May 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is it. All Poles look the same, lol.
Also other background information about Polish and Hungarian characters seems unlikely. Stay-at-home mom in a family of teachers in 1990s Hungary? Polish plumbers praising Budvar (of all the beers)?
May 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Also other background information about Polish and Hungarian characters seems unlikely. Stay-at-home mom in a family of teachers in 1990s Hungary? Polish plumbers praising Budvar (of all the beers)?
no, sorry.
btw. current proposal for distributing money from cohesion funds in 2028-34 still uses AROPE in rural areas (eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...)
btw. current proposal for distributing money from cohesion funds in 2028-34 still uses AROPE in rural areas (eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...)
EUR-Lex - 52025PC0565 - EN - EUR-Lex
eur-lex.europa.eu
October 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
no, sorry.
btw. current proposal for distributing money from cohesion funds in 2028-34 still uses AROPE in rural areas (eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...)
btw. current proposal for distributing money from cohesion funds in 2028-34 still uses AROPE in rural areas (eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...)
4/ Babiš is not Czech Trump, ffs. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
The Czech Trump wins an election, again
Andrej Babis, a populist billionaire, looks set to return after a term out of power
www.economist.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
4/ Babiš is not Czech Trump, ffs. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
And also in the case of STAN preferential voting helped mostly young candidates.
In 2021, voters used preferential votes to support candidates from the party they identify with and candidates residing in their home towns. Did it change? Idk, can't wait for data from the post-election survey.
In 2021, voters used preferential votes to support candidates from the party they identify with and candidates residing in their home towns. Did it change? Idk, can't wait for data from the post-election survey.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
And also in the case of STAN preferential voting helped mostly young candidates.
In 2021, voters used preferential votes to support candidates from the party they identify with and candidates residing in their home towns. Did it change? Idk, can't wait for data from the post-election survey.
In 2021, voters used preferential votes to support candidates from the party they identify with and candidates residing in their home towns. Did it change? Idk, can't wait for data from the post-election survey.
Preferential voting also altered who won the seats in the case of Pirates where women almost obliterated men with 15 women elected (including 2 Green MPs) out of 18 Pirate MPs.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Preferential voting also altered who won the seats in the case of Pirates where women almost obliterated men with 15 women elected (including 2 Green MPs) out of 18 Pirate MPs.
3/ Spolu is also electorally favourable for KDU-ČSL who gained more seats due to preferential voting, while ODS probably loses.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
3/ Spolu is also electorally favourable for KDU-ČSL who gained more seats due to preferential voting, while ODS probably loses.
Especially in the case of those underperforming their expectations. Leader of Stačilo! Sterzik asks for money, which is quite funny. Grifters keep grifting, I suppose.
www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/volby...
www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/volby...
Sterzikovi z hnutí Stačilo! došly peníze. Žádá o příspěvek dětem na klavír - Seznam Zprávy
Několik málo hodin po vyhlášení výsledků voleb, který nepustil hnutí Stačilo! do Sněmovny, jeho předseda Daniel Sterzik začal počítat. Nikoli hlasy voličů, ale zůstatek vlastních financí. A prosí příz...
www.seznamzpravy.cz
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Especially in the case of those underperforming their expectations. Leader of Stačilo! Sterzik asks for money, which is quite funny. Grifters keep grifting, I suppose.
www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/volby...
www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/volby...
2/ Most of the parties ran as pre-electoral coalitions: Spolu (ODS, KDU-ČSL, TOP 09), Pirates (with Greens), SPD (with PRO, Trikolora and Svobodní), Stačilo! (KSČM, SOCDEM and other microparties) and also technically STAN (with SLK). It will be interesting to watch if the coalitions survive.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
2/ Most of the parties ran as pre-electoral coalitions: Spolu (ODS, KDU-ČSL, TOP 09), Pirates (with Greens), SPD (with PRO, Trikolora and Svobodní), Stačilo! (KSČM, SOCDEM and other microparties) and also technically STAN (with SLK). It will be interesting to watch if the coalitions survive.
ANO also possibly attracted some voters who considered voting for Stačilo! (and SPD). Babiš claiming that he will not form a government with the communists worked, I guess.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
ANO also possibly attracted some voters who considered voting for Stačilo! (and SPD). Babiš claiming that he will not form a government with the communists worked, I guess.
Clearly, if non-populist parties want to win again, doing nothing to broaden your electoral support/demobilise your opponents and hoping for the best is not a winning strategy. (Yes, their position was hard due to war, inflation etc).
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Clearly, if non-populist parties want to win again, doing nothing to broaden your electoral support/demobilise your opponents and hoping for the best is not a winning strategy. (Yes, their position was hard due to war, inflation etc).
The win of Spolu in 2021 was a result of demobilisation of ANO voters and failure of other potential ANO allies to cross the electoral threshold.
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The win of Spolu in 2021 was a result of demobilisation of ANO voters and failure of other potential ANO allies to cross the electoral threshold.