PRAGUE - Social Democracy (SOCDEM) chair Jana Maláčová and Czech Sovereignty Social Democracy (ČSSD) chair Jiří Paroubek agree on the necessity of forming a broad coalition of left-wing parties and do not rule out cooperation with the Stačilo! group, including the KSČM. They said this in a debate on Sunday's Nova television show "Five Minutes Twelve". The Czech left has long been in crisis. According to Paroubek, it is therefore necessary to create a unified approach before the elections to the Chamber of Deputies in a year's time. Maláčová is ready to cooperate with any left-wing entity that disagrees with the current government and agrees with the Social Democrats on their priorities.
"My model is a broad left-wing coalition like in France," she said. She is not considering abolishing the 1995 Bohumín Resolution, which prohibits her party from cooperating with extremist groups, specifically the KSČM. "My goal is to get Social Democracy into the House of Commons so that we can push our agenda," said Maláčová. "Negotiations on the possible repeal of the Bohumín resolution are not on the table at this time," she said.
Even former Czech PM Paroubek does not reject cooperation with STAČILO!, whose leader is the Communists. Addressing critics who are bothered by the influence of communists in the group, he said: "I have never been in the Communist Party, but we have a former Communist in the Castle. There is no point in cadging anyone."
Both politicians also agree on the conflict in Ukraine, where they believe it is in the interest of the Czech Republic to start peace negotiations as soon as possible. "Domestic policy must take precedence over foreign policy, helping Ukraine at the beginning of the war was the right thing to do, but now we need to help Ukraine negotiate a just peace." said Maláčová, the new chair of SOCDEM and former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. "We need to figure out how each side is approaching the war in Ukraine and end it quickly," said Paroubek.
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