Protesters gathered to demand the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš over allegations of criminal misuse of European Union subsidies and conflicts of interest with his former business empire. A preliminary EU report had determined that Babiš is in violation of EU regulations. If a final report corroborates these findings, Czechia may lose some EU funding as a result. Babiš vehemently denies these claims.
Organizers estimated that 120,000 people gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Tuesday in the largest demonstrations since the Velvet Revolution that led to the end of Communist rule in 1989.
