Achieved — Removed! The New Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic First Removed the Flag of Ukraine: EADaily

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The situation, which generated controversy, raised criticism of a large number of Members, leading some of them to put Ukrainian flags in the windows of their respective offices at Parliament's headquarters.

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In 2022, out of solidarity, a flag of Ukraine was hoisted over the Czech Parliament, and now the newly elected President of Parliament, Tomio Okamura, had it taken off. Members of the outgoing coalition of governments speak of a disgrace.

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Tomio Okamura, the new head of the Czech parliament's lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, has ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the parliament building, where it had flown as a sign of solidarity since 2022, calling the move "a certain symbol." According to foreign media, the leader of the right-wing populist party SPD is seen in a video holding a ladder for a man who removes the Ukrainian flag from the facade of the Czech parliam…

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The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies does not have access to information from intelligence services, the Security Information Service (BIS) wrote on the X network on Thursday. It was responding to concerns about the leak of sensitive information expressed by some MPs, especially from the Pirate Party, in connection with the election of SPD leader Tomi Okamura to the head of the lower house.

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The new Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament, leader of the right-wing populist party Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), Tomio Okamura, on the first day after being appointed speaker, ordered the removal of the Ukrainian flag from the chamber building.