Czech Presidential Elections 2023 @CZPresidentials

This concludes the super debate by Czech Television. It also concludes our report. Thank you for being with us.

Pavel: Go and vote for whoever represents your interests the best. We will make it through.

Andrej Babis got his 30 seconds for final words. The space was quiet as he was absent.

Basta: Let's build our future without crisis, censorship or war.

Hilser: I want to ask all of you to come to the elections. I will be very happy if I'll be representing you.

Stredula just announced he is stepping down from his campaign. He is no longer running for the office and he declares support to the Nerudova, he will personally vote for her.

Divis: Dear voters, use your heart when deciding who to vote for. If you are choosing the lesser evil, you are still choosing evil.

Pavel and Nerudova both confirmed that if they pass to the second round, they will come to a duel at Czech Television.

Nerudova: I know that blind people have a heightened sense of touch. If I had to describe myself to them, I'd take their hand and let them touch my face rather than describing something to them.

Pavel: If I had to describe myself to a blind person, I'd say I am a man, not the youngest, I can offer experience. I would describe myself as being healthy.

Nerudova: Dean made the deal with the agency which charged 4 times as much as the price of the tuition. When I saw the disproportion, I did an audit and asked him to cancel the deal.

Pavel: I support Ukraine becoming a member of NATO. It might take several years, but they have proven to us that they are a worthy member. I also support Ukraine becoming an EU member. Long-term peace is an illusion.

Stredula: I could never support anyone who is suspected of collaborating with the Communist Party. I got offered to collaborate and I always refused. I'm asking the moderator to ask Babis a question so that everyone can hear the silence of him not being here.

Martin Reznicek commented on the fact that no segregation or division is made amongst the candidates. All candidates are allowed to be present and all candidates get the same opportunity to speak.

Basta: Voters decide the elections, not the polls. I find dividing the debates like this. It is segregation, similar to the ones when one group of people sat at the front of the bus and other group sat in the back.

Hilser: I do not like the division of the debate to those who rate high in polls and those who do not. This is against the fair competition.

Nerudova: President is there to appoint, not to doubt. My university did not sell any diplomas. I could have reacted more quickly and fiercely to the allegations.

Pavel: If being a member of the Communist Party did not result in criminal or morally wrong actions, it should not be a reason not to appoint an individual into public service positions.

Nerudova: We will see about Babis tomorrow, we might get into a situation when a presidential candidate is convicted. I have respect for Pavel's 33 years of service.

Pavel: None of my candidates are disqualified from running for the office, although we will see about that tomorrow in Babis's case (court ruling). Nerudova is not competent enough as she doesn't have enough experience.