Hundreds of people gathered in Prague on Saturday, September 5, in a demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) against the country’s growing militarization, the policies of President Petr Pavel and what the party denounces as the subordination of the Czech Republic to NATO and the European Union.
The rally, held at Malostranské náměstí under the slogan “Stop the Czech Maidan”, also targeted the influence of oligarch-controlled media and political forces accused of deepening social polarization.
Addressing the mobilization, KSČM chairman Roman Roun denounced Pavel as a political “puppet” and condemned the government’s continued ammunition initiative and its alignment with NATO’s war policy. “We want a sovereign and independent Czech Republic that will cease to be a colony of the West, NATO and the European Union,” Roun declared.
Among the speakers was MEP Kateřina Konečná, who sharply criticized the president and the government’s priorities, while protesters chanted against Pavel. Reports from the rally put attendance at several hundred people.
The demonstration reflected the broader political line adopted by the KSČM at its 12th Congress earlier this year. The party calls for a sovereign foreign policy, withdrawal from NATO, a ban on the long-term presence of foreign troops on Czech territory and the restoration of strategic sectors of the economy to public ownership.
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