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Tens of thousands of Czechs gathered in Prague on March 21st, marking the largest anti-government rally since 2019. The protest, led by groups like Million Moments for Democracy, was a response to Prime Minister Andrej Babiss plans to cut defense spending and weaken public media independence. The rally, which drew around 250,000 people, was a show of concern over the countrys potential slide towards issues seen in neighboring countries like Hungary and Slovakia. The event was a continuation of a February rally that drew 90,000 supporters for President Petr Pavel, who has publicly clashed with Babis over key appointments and military budgets. With Babiss past as a business leader and his previous term as prime minister marked by similar mass protests, these demonstrations signal deepening divides that could shape Czech politics moving forward.

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